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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Garden City, NY vs West Lafayette, IN

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- West Lafayette spends 57.8% less per student than Garden City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.4% higher in West Lafayette than in Garden City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Garden City
 Garden City, NYWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Garden City    2 Reviews
Kathleen · Garden City, NY
Garden City
Over 16 years ago

Expensive, pretty, good commute to New York  More

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Iris · Garden City, NY
transportation
Over 18 years ago

Bus and railroad service is excellent. However, there is too much traffic. Travelling across town takes at least 15 minutes during off peak hours. Around noon and six  More

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Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews
Earl  · West Lafayette, IN
Community attitudes matter.
Over 10 years ago

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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Jen · West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette, IN
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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Adriana · West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette
Over 14 years ago

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

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