2026 Compare Cities Education:
Arlington, VA vs La Plata, MD

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Highlights
- La Plata spends 25.1% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% lower in La Plata than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Plata had 4.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, VALa Plata, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,634$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,822$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9604573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Arlington    36 Reviews

Lived here 17 years, amazing  More

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Resident for 20 years. There is nothing hidden about Arlington. It is an affluent inner suburb of DC with a highly educated, mostly professional, population. The  More

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We've lived in Arlington for the past 7 years, and have enjoyed it but would prefer a less expensive, more open area. We live in a townhouse in Rosslyn, close to the  More

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Reviews for La Plata    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Nice little town, but very expensive to live here, especially if one is retired on a fixed  More

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We have lived here for several years now. The schools are good and the teachers have been excellent. There are also several good private schools available. The people  More

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Terrible traffic, runaway growth, fast sliding into a  More

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