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Summerville, SC vs West Lafayette, IN

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- West Lafayette spends 19.1% more per student than Summerville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% higher in West Lafayette than in Summerville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Summerville
 Summerville, SCWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,110  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor342  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
Reviews for Summerville    10 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Is the Cost of living really slightly above the national average? Can you tell me an nice area to rent an apartment. One bed room,furnished that is less than  More

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I have lived in a lot of states in my 32 years of life. Unfortunately I was brought to Summerville, SC by my mother and have remained here due to lack of work and money  More

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MY FAMILY AND I LIVED IN SUMMERVILLE FOR 3 AND 1/2 YEARS, THE CITY IS BEAUTIFUL, SMALL, WITH COUNTRY FLAVOR AND THAT KIND OF PEOPLE THAT GREEDS EVERY BODY WHILE WALKING  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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