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West Lafayette, IN vs Arden Hills, MN

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- Arden Hills spends 52.2% more per student than West Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% lower in Arden Hills than in West Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arden Hills had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INArden Hills, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,143$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,276$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12124573
 Students per Counselor697  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
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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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Reviews for Arden Hills    2 Reviews
jill · St. Paul, MN
Its a great location, variety of activities & cert
Over 17 years ago

Arden Hills is a great proximity to downtown, yet in a quiet/ safe suburb w/ walking and biking trails, colleges, nearby restaurants, churches and nice neighbors. If you  More

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Seth · St. Paul, MN
Place for Kids
Over 19 years ago

I've lived in 10 different cities in 5 different states in my 19 years, and by far the best place I could imagine for kids is Arden Hills. There are great schools in  More

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