2025 Compare Cities Education:
West Lafayette, IN vs Auburn, AL

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Highlights
- Auburn spends 6.8% less per student than West Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.4% higher in Auburn than in West Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Auburn had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INAuburn, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,328$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,981$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4014573
 Students per Counselor697  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.4%1.5%
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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Reviews for Auburn    16 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Unless you’re a college student or under 30, dont move here cause there is nothing to do. I grew up here and the university used to bring in great concerts but these  More

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Went to Auburn University for 4 years and stayed living here for an additional year. First thing: if you aren’t in classes, dont care for college football, or don’t  More

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Over 15 years ago

Auburn is a very nice place to live and raise a family. Compared to New York where i'm from, living in Auburn is much cheaper. This is a college town so there isn't any  More

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