2025 Compare Cities Education:
La Plata, MD vs Wilmington, NC

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Highlights
- Wilmington spends 30.2% less per student than La Plata.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% lower in Wilmington than in La Plata. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilmington had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to La Plata
 La Plata, MDWilmington, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,310$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,280  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,430$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7234573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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