2025 Compare Cities Education:
Jasper, IN vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- West Lafayette spends 0.3% more per student than Jasper.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.9% lower in West Lafayette than in Jasper. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 5.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jasper
 Jasper, INWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,937  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor809  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%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 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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