2025 Compare Cities Education:
West Lafayette, IN vs Centennial, CO

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Highlights
- Centennial spends 15.1% more per student than West Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.2% higher in Centennial than in West Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Centennial had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INCentennial, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,228$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,402$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17764573
 Students per Counselor697  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Centennial    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

All the schools are excellent. We have both Littleton Public Schools and Cherry Creek Schools. Top Notch - College Prep - Commitment to  More

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The Centennial/Aurora area (zip code 80015) has great schools (Cherry Creek School District), attractive homes, family oriented neighborhoods, and is an easy commute To  More

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