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Boston, MA vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- West Lafayette spends 55.0% less per student than Boston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.6% higher in West Lafayette than in Boston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 10.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Boston
 Boston, MAWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  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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