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West Lafayette, IN vs Baltimore, MD

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- Baltimore spends 57.2% more per student than West Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% lower in Baltimore than in West Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Baltimore had 11.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INBaltimore, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,804$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,231$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13844573
 Students per Counselor697  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Baltimore    101 Reviews
zak · Baltimore, MD
Baltimore have a bright Future
Over 4 years ago

Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn , Detroit and the list goes on were all very bad 20 years ago . If you have a chance to visit them now . You'll wish you had moved in to those  More

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Bob · Annville, PA
Third Best Place in PA
Over 4 years ago

Came to Balt a less, ended up balting a more. In all seriousness, its an okay  More

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Kathern · Baltimore, MD
Not a good place to live.
Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Baltimore, MD all of my life. I remember when Jobs were plentiful, food was to die for, the city was very diverse. After the 80's and drugs entered the  More

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