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Colonial Beach, VA vs Laurel, DE

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- Laurel spends 19.5% more per student than Colonial Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% higher in Laurel than in Colonial Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Laurel had 20.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Colonial Beach
 Colonial Beach, VALaurel, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,270$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,656  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,970$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.75  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24834573
 Students per Counselor308  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Colonial Beach    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

We happened upon this amazing little town about 10 years ago. We were looking for a water-oriented community that was reasonably priced and found Colonial Beach. We  More

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Over 14 years ago

The area of Colonial Beach Virginia is a very depressed and somewhat unsightly. I would not recmmend this as a place to live, t may be ok for a visit, however I did not  More

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Reviews for Laurel    2 Reviews

In the town of Laurel there are two properties taxes, town and country. Outside of town only has county. In town of Laurel there is city water, sewage and trash with a  More

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Laurel is place I moved to because a house was available at a time when a roof was the most important thing in my life. The people here are snooty for no reason. Jobs a  More

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