2025 Compare Cities Education:
West Lafayette, IN vs Memphis, TN

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 7.6% less per student than West Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.8% higher in Memphis than in West Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 10.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor697  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Memphis    148 Reviews

I was mugged my very first night in Memphis. They tried to take my iPhone. I was walking only a block from my house in a "safe" area, too.  More

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Memphis is a city with a history of civil rights, slavery , blues and rockn'roll music. It's a great place for a weekend getaway. This city has lots of great things to  More

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Over 5 years ago

Do you like being panhandled every 30 seconds? Love that cool ambiance of gangs? Are drugs your thing? Then you will love Memphis. Had good times here in the 90’s, the  More

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