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Bonne Terre, MO vs La Plata, MD

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Highlights
- La Plata spends 58.4% more per student than Bonne Terre.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% higher in La Plata than in Bonne Terre. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Plata had 18.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bonne Terre
 Bonne Terre, MOLa Plata, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,634$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,027  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,822$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9604573
 Students per Counselor392  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.5.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Bonne Terre    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

In the last 3 years we've spent our winters in a small town in Florida (Arcadia)the same size as Bonne Terre. Obviously the winters are quite pleasant away from the  More

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Reviews for La Plata    7 Reviews

Over 12 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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