2025 Compare Cities Education:
Charlotte, NC vs La Plata, MD

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Highlights
- La Plata spends 39.8% more per student than Charlotte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% lower in La Plata than in Charlotte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Plata had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Charlotte
 Charlotte, NCLa Plata, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,634$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,822$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9604573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  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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