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Goshen, IN vs La Porte, IN

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- La Porte spends 0.7% more per student than Goshen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% lower in La Porte than in Goshen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Porte had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Goshen
 Goshen, INLa Porte, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,846  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,185$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8914573
 Students per Counselor437  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Goshen    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Long dark cold windy winters and hot humid summers. Though this spring was pleasant in previous years spring seemed to last only a few weeks before summer is upon us.   More

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Over 18 years ago

Long dark winters and 15 hours of sunlight in the summer  More

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Over 18 years ago

When it comes to the weather in Goshen, it is hit or miss. When it calls for rain or snow the weathermen are right about 25% of the time. Of course, they did predict  More

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Reviews for La Porte    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

La Porte is close to Chicago without all of the big city prices. Easy to visit several cities which a relatively  More

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You might not believe it, but being in the snow belt has unexpected benefits -- like spending the day at home when you planned to go to work but couldn't get out of the  More

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Some of the good things about La Porte. It has the La Porte County Symphony for music lovers, La Porte Little Theater for those who like plays, an art gallery with  More

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