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Lancaster, CA vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- West Lafayette spends 24.1% less per student than Lancaster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.2% lower in West Lafayette than in Lancaster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 18.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lancaster
 Lancaster, CAWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 5 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 7 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  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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