2025 Compare Cities Education:
West Lafayette, IN vs Dearborn, MI

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Highlights
- Dearborn spends 4.1% more per student than West Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.6% higher in Dearborn than in West Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dearborn had 13.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INDearborn, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor697  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Dearborn    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Dearborn use to be a very nice well kept city with low crime and good schools. Schools are not that good anymore. NOW The city is not kept up as nice, people do not  More

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Over 15 years ago

The people in this town are very closed minded. This is not a progressive town. Trust me, I know, I have lived here for almost 11 years, unfortunately. The  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you are considering moving to Dearborn, Michigan and would like to have a good place to walk your dog, consider moving to another city. Dearborn, Michigan has 43  More

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