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West Lafayette, IN vs Kalamazoo, MI

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- Kalamazoo spends 15.2% more per student than West Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% higher in Kalamazoo than in West Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kalamazoo had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INKalamazoo, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7214573
 Students per Counselor697  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
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Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews
Earl  · West Lafayette, IN
Community attitudes matter.
Over 10 years ago

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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Jen · West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette, IN
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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Adriana · West Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette
Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  More

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Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews
Jason · Portage, MI
For your own good do not live in Kalamazoo
Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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Cat · Kalamazoo, MI
Kalamazoo has its ups and downs
Over 9 years ago

I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Karen · Elmhurst, IL
Best Schools
Over 9 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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