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Olde West Chester, OH vs Merrillville, IN

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- Merrillville spends 6.2% more per student than Olde West Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.1% lower in Merrillville than in Olde West Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Merrillville had 9.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olde West Chester
 Olde West Chester, OHMerrillville, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,054$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,605$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4354573
 Students per Counselor479  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Olde West Chester    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

West Chester is a semi-suburban, semi-rural area between Mason and Hamilton, Ohio. Great quality of living. Everything is within easy reach; well-organized. Housing is  More

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Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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

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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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