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Detroit, MI vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- West Lafayette spends 3.9% less per student than Detroit.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% lower in West Lafayette than in Detroit. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 17.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Detroit
 Detroit, MIWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
Reviews for Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Have lived in the area for over a year (suburb of Grosse Pointe), but I work in downtown Detroit. I'm amazed at how cool this city is. So much to do and see, tat we  More

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Spent some time in the city but lived in multiple suburban areas in the metro area. I lived in Farmington Hills, Novi, Birmingham, and Rochester. Really, all were great.  More

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Cold, unfriendly, envious people within the city limits. The unfriendliness can turn into aggression and sometimes even bullying. Crabs in a barrel reside here and the  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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