2025 Compare Cities Education:
New Buffalo, MI vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- West Lafayette spends 1.4% more per student than New Buffalo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% lower in West Lafayette than in New Buffalo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 6.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New Buffalo
 New Buffalo, MIWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,328  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor582  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
Reviews for New Buffalo    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The beauty of New Buffalo are only echoes in one's mind now. The invasion of those with visions of mass population enjoying a small town's quaintness has rendered  More

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New Buffalo is located within a 1 hour drive from downtown chicago, IL. Home to Oselka Marina and the New Buffalo City Beach, the small town has long been the favorite  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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