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West Lafayette, IN vs San Francisco, CA

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- San Francisco spends 58.8% more per student than West Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.8% higher in San Francisco than in West Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Francisco had 8.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INSan Francisco, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,016$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12964573
 Students per Counselor697  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%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 San Francisco    149 Reviews
Mark · San Diego, CA
believe the bad things you hear about this place
Over 4 years ago

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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Ross · San Francisco, CA
A Balanced Review After 10 Years
Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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Ross · San Francisco, CA
Balanced Review from 10 Year Resident
Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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