2025 Compare Cities Education:
West Lafayette, IN vs Lewiston, ID

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Highlights
- Lewiston spends 27.1% more per student than West Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% higher in Lewiston than in West Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lewiston had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INLewiston, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,813$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,642$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6514573
 Students per Counselor697  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Lewiston    6 Reviews

We have lived in the Lewiston area for over seven years. If you are a dog person, this is not the place for you. No 24/7 emergency care. Very poor vet care. Our dog  More

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Maybe 15 inches 40 yrs ago, but now mostly a few inches periodically, but it doesn't stick long. I moved back in 2001-2007 and only once was the snowfall over a few  More

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Just need to know if anyone knows a good place to start to find rental homes or a website they can refer me to. My father-n-law is moving up there and doesn't want to  More

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