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La Plata, MD vs Frisco, TX

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Highlights
- Frisco spends 15.5% less per student than La Plata.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.3% higher in Frisco than in La Plata. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Frisco had 5.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to La Plata
 La Plata, MDFrisco, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,280  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Frisco    23 Reviews

If I had to select a sister city that reminds me of Frisco, it would be Irvine California in the county of Orange. Super safe city, great police and school districts,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived here for 25 years, honestly, its the safest, most clean place in the USA. You just cant go wrong moving here. Many of the low rankings on this site are  More

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Amir · 
Over 3 years ago

Most overhyped city in the area. I wrote another post detailing this but wasn’t posted here for some reason. They purposely overhype the city through any means possible  More

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