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2025 Compare Cities Education:
West Lafayette, IN vs Reston, VA

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- Reston spends 32.8% more per student than West Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% lower in Reston than in West Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Reston had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INReston, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor697  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock27.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.2%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 Reston    21 Reviews
Nan · Reston, VA
Paradise
Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Reston for three years and it is absolute paradise. The fact that it was a planned city from decades ago is still apparent to this day. With plenty of  More

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R · Reston, VA
Hot, humid summers
Over 10 years ago

Summers are hot and  More

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Sharon · Herndon, VA
Many bike and walking trails
Over 11 years ago

There is a vast network of bike and walking trails thoughout the city and neighborhoods. 40% of the city is slated to remain green so there are many trees, parks and  More

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