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La Plata, MD vs Zephyrhills, FL

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- Zephyrhills spends 40.2% less per student than La Plata.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.6% higher in Zephyrhills than in La Plata. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Zephyrhills had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to La Plata
 La Plata, MDZephyrhills, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,539$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,280  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,221$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock405794573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Zephyrhills    2 Reviews

If you want to spend alot of money and be imprisoned because they change your lease without letting you know, stay at Providence at Zephyr Ridge Apartments. I stayed  More

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Over 19 years ago

Rapidly growing community. Still has small town values. Weather is very hot and humid. Although you are far enough inland not to experience the rath of the  More

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