2025 Compare Cities Education:
West Lafayette, IN vs Fort Wayne, IN

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Highlights
- Fort Wayne spends 0.7% more per student than West Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% higher in Fort Wayne than in West Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Wayne had 8.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INFort Wayne, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,410$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7004573
 Students per Counselor697  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 6 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  More

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