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West Lafayette, IN vs Peru, IN

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Highlights
- Peru spends 19.3% less per student than West Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% higher in Peru than in West Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peru had 10.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INPeru, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,674$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6004573
 Students per Counselor697  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%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.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%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 Peru    8 Reviews

Snowy cold weather like the north with inbred hillbillies like the south. This town is truly the worst of both worlds. Dumb, uneducated white trash is the norm, not the  More

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It's a small northern Indiana town. That's pretty much all you can say. I can't speak for the city schools, but my experience at Maconaquah was good, especially after  More

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Over 7 years ago

PERU IS A GREAT PLACE...NOT SO GREAT THO IF YOU ARE YOUNG AND LOOKING FOR A HIGH PAYING JOB...WE ARE ALMOST RETIRED...ITS A LAYED BACK TOWN...WITH ONE DYING EXPENSIVE  More

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