2025 Compare Cities Education:
La Plata, MD vs Huntsville, AL

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Highlights
- Huntsville spends 36.6% less per student than La Plata.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.8% higher in Huntsville than in La Plata. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Huntsville had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to La Plata
 La Plata, MDHuntsville, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,280  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5644573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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