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Terre Haute, IN vs West Lafayette, IN

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- West Lafayette spends 5.5% more per student than Terre Haute.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% higher in West Lafayette than in Terre Haute. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 11.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Terre Haute
 Terre Haute, INWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,110  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Terre Haute    13 Reviews
Stephen · St. Paul, MN
Average place but has good potential
Over 4 years ago

I lived in Terre Haute from 1980 to 2005, and have lived in 7 states and one other country since then. Terre Haute's my hometown. I had a mostly happy, normal  More

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K · West Terre Haute, IN
A horrible place
Over 5 years ago

This town’s terrible no roads the government is corrupt and the elections are rigged stay far away even the people here hate this town  More

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Bp · Terre Haute, IN
Great place for a family, great place for a corpor
Over 13 years ago

I read varied reviews when I moved here from the east coast 3 years ago - some good, some not so good. Now I feel I can give a reasonable reflection that I hope will be  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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