2025 Compare Cities Education:
Laconia, NH vs Poplar Bluff, MO

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Highlights
- Poplar Bluff spends 52.0% less per student than Laconia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.0% higher in Poplar Bluff than in Laconia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poplar Bluff had 9.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Laconia
 Laconia, NHPoplar Bluff, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,371$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,244  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,601$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13764573
 Students per Counselor166  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Laconia    2 Reviews

I lived in Laconia NH for 24 years, born and raised. I left in 2016 because even pre pandemic the area was becoming weak from the drug epidemic, and, starting to re  More

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Friendly neighbors, plenty of restaurants, lakes, skiing, biking, hiking, canoeing and a dog park! The hospital is around the corner and there’s always a beautiful  More

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Reviews for Poplar Bluff    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

The people here are what makes this town. Most are nice and friendly if talked to. When we bought our home here 7 years ago we were immediately accepted by our  More

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Poplar Bluff is smack dab in the middle of the country. A smallish town that seems to buffer the highs and lows of economics and continues to make modest growth. It is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Poplar Bluff is a good place to raise a family, especially if you are politically conservative and religious. The cost of living is very low on virtually every category  More

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