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Columbia, SC vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- West Lafayette spends 22.9% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% higher in West Lafayette than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 7.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, SCWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,952  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
Reviews for Columbia    50 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I love living in Columbia! I recently graduated from USC and plan to stay. I read the reviews posted here and it shows that like many cities, your experience will depend  More

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Loved living in Columbia, SC prior to my job transfer. It's the perfect size - plenty to do, but still a laid back place. People are extremely friendly, there are  More

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Columbia is such a unique and underrated place. It has a lot of character and history, and good nature trails. Everything feels accessible (by car) and you can get from  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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