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Beaverton, OR vs West Lafayette, IN

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- West Lafayette spends 33.5% less per student than Beaverton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.0% lower in West Lafayette than in Beaverton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Beaverton
 Beaverton, ORWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,222  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor251  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
Reviews for Beaverton    25 Reviews

Beaverton is a great place to live and raise a family. It's gotten much more expensive and much more congested, but so has the rest of the country. Overall, it's still  More

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used to be fantastic! moved here 25 years ago. at that time beaverton schools were 2nd in the nation. cost of living was low, great paying jobs, and low traffic. Liberal  More

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Looks like we will be making Oregon our home. Where are some places that are up and coming with cute downtown, or possibly could be? Lower housing prices, but you can  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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