2025 Compare Cities Education:
West Lafayette, IN vs Boca Raton, FL

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Highlights
- Boca Raton spends 1.6% less per student than West Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% higher in Boca Raton than in West Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boca Raton had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INBoca Raton, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7454573
 Students per Counselor697  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Boca Raton    29 Reviews

Living here is like Paton Place. Also like Desperate Housewives or 90210. In the words its a terrible place to live. It's made up of predominantly New Yorkers and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm new to the area and I like it so far. I was looking for a good Boca Raton Dentist an I found one for a Dental Fix Awesome  More

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Over 12 years ago

Health Care is  More

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