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Lafayette, IN vs Seneca, SC

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Highlights
- Seneca spends 15.7% more per student than Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.4% lower in Seneca than in Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seneca had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lafayette
 Lafayette, INSeneca, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,306$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,061$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3594573
 Students per Counselor697  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%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 Seneca    7 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Our family has now been here for 2 years. There's nothing not to love about this city. Asides from the gorgeous scenery and a college town right up the road, Seneca has  More

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For one thing, the statistics that this website gives are wrong. Allow me to give you a true sense of what Seneca, SC is like. The people who live here are primarily  More

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I begged my ex husband to move out west, where I had family, because I needed help with our son who was just starting to show what we now realize were signs of  More

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