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Glenarden, MD vs La Plata, MD

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Highlights
- La Plata spends 0.2% more per student than Glenarden.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% higher in La Plata than in Glenarden. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Plata had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Glenarden
 Glenarden, MDLa Plata, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,634$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,913  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,822$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9604573
 Students per Counselor338  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Glenarden    1 Reviews

Glenarden and the whole landover is geeting out of control. Theres not alot of money in the city and people of tired of it the kids on both brightseat road and  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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