2025 Compare Cities Education:
West Lafayette, IN vs Cumming, GA

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Highlights
- Cumming spends 3.8% more per student than West Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% higher in Cumming than in West Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cumming had 16.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INCumming, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10864573
 Students per Counselor697  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Cumming    9 Reviews

My family moved to the Polo Fields in Cumming in 1999 on a job transfer and moved out of the area to return to WI in 2013. I commuted to Alpharetta, about 12 miles  More

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Over 9 years ago

I am thinking of moving to georgia,cumming from phila.I wanted to know about the jobs.I am a cna.also housing and good  More

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Over 12 years ago

We moved to Cumming, GA in 2012. It's growing rapidly and has a number of housing options for families of all sizes. Cost of living here is higher than the national  More

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