2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sioux Falls, SD vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- West Lafayette spends 7.8% more per student than Sioux Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% higher in West Lafayette than in Sioux Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sioux Falls
 Sioux Falls, SDWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,276  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor359  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
Reviews for Sioux Falls    56 Reviews

I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

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Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  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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