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New Orleans, LA vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- West Lafayette spends 35.2% less per student than New Orleans.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.3% lower in West Lafayette than in New Orleans. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 10.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New Orleans
 New Orleans, LAWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,687  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor586  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  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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