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Searcy, AR vs West Lafayette, IN

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- West Lafayette spends 29.5% more per student than Searcy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.2% higher in West Lafayette than in Searcy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 8.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Searcy
 Searcy, ARWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,362  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor389  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
Reviews for Searcy    4 Reviews

Searcy is a quiet town, and a great place to raise a family. The schools are good and there's a church that would fit your needs. We are proud it is still a dry county.  More

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Over 17 years ago

Good- Searcy is a nice town with small town appeal and larger city ammenities coupled with bigger city accessibility. Bad- The city is not planned well for the growth.   More

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Cleaner than most cities ,also reasonable housing,small town feel ,growing. We are in the foothills to the Ozarks--very nice place to live--accessibilty to the Ozarks  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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