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Daytona Beach, FL vs West Lafayette, IN

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- West Lafayette spends 24.6% more per student than Daytona Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% lower in West Lafayette than in Daytona Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 9.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Daytona Beach
 Daytona Beach, FLWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,973  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
Reviews for Daytona Beach    18 Reviews

It's important to know there are two Daytonas. There's Daytona Beach, which is where, well, the beach is. Then there's Daytona on the mainland side of things. These are  More

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I moved here in April of 2018 and I'm very happy. I live downtown on the Halifax river/Intracoastal Waterway, by the beautiful marina and the Chart House restaurant. I'm  More

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They also built a Tanger Outlet Store with multiple shops. You can find things to do in Daytona Beach. I think the area gets a very bad rap at times due to Bike Week  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 12 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 15 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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