2025 Compare Cities Education:
La Plata, MD vs Woodbridge, VA

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Highlights
- Woodbridge spends 18.7% less per student than La Plata.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.5% higher in Woodbridge than in La Plata. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Woodbridge had 10.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to La Plata
 La Plata, MDWoodbridge, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,340$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,280  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,845$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Woodbridge    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

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Over 10 years ago

Adding more and more housing and stores raising cost of living and making it very cramped including  More

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Over 11 years ago

If moving to the area, you should know that "Northern Virginia" is not really Virginia; it is suburban Washington D.C. Woodbridge is not a real city in the sense that  More

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