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La Plata, MD vs Mission Viejo, CA

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Highlights
- Mission Viejo spends 13.4% less per student than La Plata.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.9% higher in Mission Viejo than in La Plata. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mission Viejo had 4.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to La Plata
 La Plata, MDMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,280  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Mission Viejo    22 Reviews

Beautiful, but for the wealthy. If you make less than 150K, you won't be able to afford to live here. Even for Southern California, MV is off-the-chart expensive. A  More

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Over 12 years ago

Mission Viejo does not charge a business license tax for businesses located in the community and home-based businesses are allowed under current zoning laws as long as  More

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Please give me your advisese i need to know how is the best place to live near los angeles, safe, earthquakes, snakes, best schools, no racism, etc...,i donĀ“t know  More

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