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West Lafayette, IN vs Vernon Hills, IL

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- Vernon Hills spends 84.7% more per student than West Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.4% lower in Vernon Hills than in West Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vernon Hills had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INVernon Hills, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor697  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%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 Vernon Hills    4 Reviews
justin · Vernon Hills, IL
housing
Over 13 years ago

house price a little bit  More

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susan · Vernon Hills, IL
Great Public Schools
Over 18 years ago

The Vernon Hills public school is top notch, consistently rated among the highest in the U.S. Schools are new, low pupil to teacher ratio, with many after school  More

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robby · Vernon Hills, IL
Very nice area
Over 19 years ago

I have lived in the Chicagoland area for over a year and a half and have not been overly impressed. I moved to Vernon Hills in May and have renewed faith in the area.   More

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