2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rochester, NY vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- West Lafayette spends 51.2% less per student than Rochester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.4% higher in West Lafayette than in Rochester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 17.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rochester
 Rochester, NYWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,397  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor265  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
Reviews for Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  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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