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Merrillville, IN vs La Porte, IN

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- La Porte spends 4.7% more per student than Merrillville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% lower in La Porte than in Merrillville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Porte had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Merrillville
 Merrillville, INLa Porte, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,185$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8914573
 Students per Counselor674  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews
Edna · Indianapolis, IN
Nope
Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Vernon · Merrillville, IN
Good place to raise a family
Over 13 years ago

Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Abhd · Crown Point, IN
Ok place to visit but I wouldn't want to live here
Over 20 years ago

Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  More

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Reviews for La Porte    5 Reviews
David · La Porte, IN
Cost of Living
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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Rebecca · La Porte, IN
twenty-seven inches and counting
Over 15 years ago

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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John M. · La Porte, IN
Theater, Music, Art, and Orchards
Over 16 years ago

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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