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West Lafayette, IN vs Manhattan, NY

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- Manhattan spends 176.2% more per student than West Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.2% lower in Manhattan than in West Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan had 9.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INManhattan, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$36,552$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,841$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock791504573
 Students per Counselor697  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%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 Manhattan    2 Reviews
Singe · New York, NY
Great place
Over 2 years ago

Manhattan is a great place with lots to see and do. Exciting to visit and great to live if you have the  More

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Demarcus · Bellingham, WA
Great city love the people, keep clear of Caleb
Over 3 years ago

This is the best city ever, it is very welcoming and there is a lot of fun things to do. I have lived her for 2 years now and have already had so many great experiences  More

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