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Anderson, IN vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- West Lafayette spends 1.9% more per student than Anderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.6% lower in West Lafayette than in Anderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 11.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anderson
 Anderson, INWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,338  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor3025  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
Reviews for Anderson    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Seems to check all the boxes for retirement. Housing appears to be affordable and is close to a large city  More

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This city has had it's problems, as many of the Whiners & Moaners making comments here have written. So What! There are probably a thousand cities in the USA today with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Anderson lost thousands of jobs from the auto industry which resulted in many vacant houses. Combine that with the housing bubble popping and the result is very  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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