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Shreveport, LA vs West Lafayette, IN

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- West Lafayette spends 1.7% more per student than Shreveport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.4% lower in West Lafayette than in Shreveport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 11.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Shreveport
 Shreveport, LAWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,934  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor342  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
Reviews for Shreveport    29 Reviews

The pace of its death is picking up. A place that should be moving forward is following the path of Rust belt cities that died. Downtown has potential, but the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I Love Driving By Shreveport, Buildings do look beautiful, it is truly a great city, my favorite thing is the people. What loses the last star is that I did not visit  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shreveport is dying a slow painful death. If you are thinking of relocating here; I would not advise it. Since moving back twenty years ago, I have watch the town  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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