2025 Compare Cities Education:
Albany, NY vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- West Lafayette spends 49.1% less per student than Albany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.5% higher in West Lafayette than in Albany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 8.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Albany
 Albany, NYWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,333  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I live relatively close to Albany, and I gotta say, its a great city. I think it has a lot of good places for food, good living spaces, nice jobs and offices, and I  More

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Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived just outside of Albany in Clifton Park and its always been decent for me. The town is nice and theres a lot to do. The prices are a little expensive including  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to retire. Walkable. Young people. Buses. Sidewalks. Feel safe here in Whitehall neighborhood. Plenty to do. Taxes in ny are high,but you get what you pay  More

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Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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