2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chelan, WA vs La Plata, MD

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Highlights
- La Plata spends 12.4% more per student than Chelan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.1% lower in La Plata than in Chelan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Plata had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chelan
 Chelan, WALa Plata, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,634$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,959  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,822$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9604573
 Students per Counselor414  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Chelan    1 Reviews

Summer climate wonderful with many fruit orchards and water sports and fishing 55 mile long lake...2 cents per kwh make utility costs very low. Have new Walmart super  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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