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Ann Arbor, MI vs West Lafayette, IN

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- West Lafayette spends 17.4% less per student than Ann Arbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% higher in West Lafayette than in Ann Arbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ann Arbor
 Ann Arbor, MIWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor503  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  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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