2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cambridge, MA vs Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- Lafayette spends 43.8% less per student than Cambridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.1% higher in Lafayette than in Cambridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lafayette had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cambridge
 Cambridge, MALafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Cambridge    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cambridge is a great place to live. It is rather expensive, but has great access to Boston, schools and hospitals. There is a lot of construction underway that can be  More

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Need info on test results on tap or drinking water quality, 02139 Green St area.  More

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Home to both Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is the cornerstone of higher education. Residents are very intelligent and open to new ideas.   More

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Reviews for Lafayette    16 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

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Over 13 years ago

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

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I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  More

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