2025 Compare Cities Education:
Burnsville, MN vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- West Lafayette spends 18.8% less per student than Burnsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.2% lower in West Lafayette than in Burnsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Burnsville
 Burnsville, MNWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor573  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
Reviews for Burnsville    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

i live in mn and im sick of it me and my family are relocating to atlanta ga but idk if im gong to go threw with it i dont have any job experiance being a stay at home  More

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Over 19 years ago

Saint Paul and Minneapolis are blessed with a wide variety of music and theatre venues. The Ordway Theatre in St.Paul is a spectacular music hall and offers a great  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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