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West Lafayette, IN vs Mount Vernon, OH

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Highlights
- Mount Vernon spends 0.9% more per student than West Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.4% higher in Mount Vernon than in West Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Vernon had 7.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INMount Vernon, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,350$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,877$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5174573
 Students per Counselor697  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%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 Mount Vernon    5 Reviews

I've lived in Mount Vernon for almost eight years and it's alright. The good and bad weigh out. The goods being the festivals and events are amazing. I've gone to the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I lived in Mount Vernon through the 1990s, moved to Columbus until 2013, and am currently stranded in Mount Vernon. Most of Mount Vernon is well maintained and pretty,  More

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Over 15 years ago

Mount Vernon Ohio is a small, quiet, safe neighborhood and I love the  More

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