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West Chicago, IL vs West Lafayette, IN

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- West Lafayette spends 39.9% less per student than West Chicago.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% higher in West Lafayette than in West Chicago. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Lafayette had 20.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Chicago
 West Chicago, ILWest Lafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock14.5%1.5%
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Reviews for West Chicago    1 Reviews
Bp · West Chicago, IL
Small Town Feel in West Chicago
Over 18 years ago

My husband and I moved to West Chicago 11 years ago. We love it here. It has a small town feel in Big Dupage County. The town holds a community festival called  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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