2025 Compare Cities Education:
Grand Forks, ND vs West Lafayette, IN

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- West Lafayette spends 19.5% less per student than Grand Forks.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.8% higher in West Lafayette than in Grand Forks. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Forks
 Grand Forks, NDWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,451  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor318  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
Reviews for Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 8 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 12 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  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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