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Jasper, IN vs La Porte, IN

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Highlights
- La Porte spends 3.6% more per student than Jasper.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.8% lower in La Porte than in Jasper. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Porte had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jasper
 Jasper, INLa Porte, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,937  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,185$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8914573
 Students per Counselor809  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Jasper    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have been here for 22 years, came up from Fort Worth. The town is clean, orderly, safe and clannish. If you are German and or belong to a church, you will be happy  More

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I grew up in Dubois County and love it. It's a very family oriented place to live, very low crime, good places to work and go to school. It provides the things we need  More

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Over 17 years ago

Essential to be German  More

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Reviews for La Porte    5 Reviews

Over 11 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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