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Granite Falls, NC vs West Lafayette, IN

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- West Lafayette spends 19.0% more per student than Granite Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% higher in West Lafayette than in Granite Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 10.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Granite Falls
 Granite Falls, NCWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,768  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor324  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.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Granite Falls    1 Reviews
Derrick · Granite Falls, NC
Inaccurate information
Over 15 years ago

I was just wondering what is your source of information. I live in Granite Falls, NC, and the elevation is not 976 ft. as listed, but 1214 feet. Also, the annual  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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