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Washington, UT vs West Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- West Lafayette spends 50.9% more per student than Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.0% lower in West Lafayette than in Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Washington
 Washington, UTWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor456  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
Reviews for Washington    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Having lived in Louisville, KY, Nashville, TN, Seattle, WA, and Scottsdale, AZ, I can say hands down Washington, UT is my favorite. The growth in Southern Utah is  More

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Over 12 years ago

Washington is  More

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Over 12 years ago

about a hour and a half away from las vagas and same  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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