2025 Compare Cities Education:
Toledo, OH vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- West Lafayette spends 8.9% less per student than Toledo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.4% lower in West Lafayette than in Toledo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 11.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Toledo
 Toledo, OHWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,072  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor367  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
Reviews for Toledo    50 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I am a renter and the people are cold and disrespectful to you when you are disabled and single. They want to tell you want to do.They want you to make friends when the  More

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Perfect for parents with older children. We moved to Toledo, OH from Madison, WI months before the COVID quarantine in 2020. We cross-compared possible living areas in  More

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Toledoly Terrible! People are aggressive and understanding, after you are nice enough to them for way too long. The city looks like the bad parts of Detroit but does  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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