2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lafayette, IN vs Kokomo, IN

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Highlights
- Kokomo spends 2.1% less per student than Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% lower in Kokomo than in Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kokomo had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lafayette
 Lafayette, INKokomo, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,956$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,679$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7614573
 Students per Counselor697  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Lafayette    16 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

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Over 13 years ago

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

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I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  More

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Reviews for Kokomo    11 Reviews

I hate to be so harsh on this place. The majority of people are here against their will. It’s low income, not a lot of job opportunities, and a place that’s hard to  More

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Over 4 years ago

Old factory town filled with rednecks and crime. A prime drug trading spot for gangs from Chicago and Detroit, this town has it all! With below par water and air safety  More

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Extremely boring town with hardly any social activities to partake in. Lots of parks. Markland mall, restaurants around SR31 around Alto and the YMCA in the so called  More

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