2025 Compare Cities Education:
La Plata, MD vs Dallas, TX

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Highlights
- Dallas spends 25.3% less per student than La Plata.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% higher in Dallas than in La Plata. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dallas had 12.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to La Plata
 La Plata, MDDallas, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,280  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9714573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
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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Reviews for Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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