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Miami, FL vs West Lafayette, IN

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- West Lafayette spends 11.8% more per student than Miami.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% lower in West Lafayette than in Miami. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 22.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Miami
 Miami, FLWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  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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