2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbus, IN vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- West Lafayette spends 1.1% less per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.1% lower in West Lafayette than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 5.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, INWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,919  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor3165  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
Reviews for Columbus    16 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I grew up in Columbus Indiana and returned 38 years later after retiring. Columbus has always been a unique place to live and well above average for Indiana. However,  More

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Columbus is a beautiful town for young families or up and coming professionals. It has great restaurants, parks, architecture, and diverse recreation.   More

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Columbus is a friendly town that is welcoming to people from all backgrounds. It provides lots of amenities for young families with very close proximity to big cities  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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