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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Santa Cruz, CA vs West Lafayette, IN

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- West Lafayette spends 19.1% less per student than Santa Cruz.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.1% lower in West Lafayette than in Santa Cruz. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz, CAWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews
NC · Boise City, ID
Some love it, others not so much
Over 5 years ago

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Kimberly · Santa Cruz, CA
Small Town, Big City
Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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Holly · Live Oak, CA
Santa Cruz is my Heart Home in so many ways
Over 6 years ago

I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews
Earl  · West Lafayette, IN
Community attitudes matter.
Over 10 years ago

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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Jen · West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette, IN
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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Adriana · West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette
Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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