2025 Compare Cities Education:
West Lafayette, IN vs San Carlos, CA

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Highlights
- San Carlos spends 51.8% more per student than West Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.8% higher in San Carlos than in West Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Carlos had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INSan Carlos, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,271$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock80554573
 Students per Counselor697  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.2%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 San Carlos    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I have lived in San Carlos for over 15 years and absolutely love it! There is a great mix of age groups and it is becoming more ethnically diverse. Kids play on my  More

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