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Laurel, DE vs Claymont, DE

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Highlights
- Claymont spends 15.7% more per student than Laurel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% lower in Claymont than in Laurel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Claymont had 25.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Laurel

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 Laurel, DEClaymont, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,270$19,973$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,862$17,388$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,970$9,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.2914.0916.23
 Students per Librarian248311044573
 Students per Counselor372329530
 Grade School Educ.9.2%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.9%5.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.73.8%92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%21.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.0%6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.3%31.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.1.9%10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.0%0.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Laurel    2 Reviews

In the town of Laurel there are two properties taxes, town and country. Outside of town only has county. In town of Laurel there is city water, sewage and trash with a  More

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Laurel is place I moved to because a house was available at a time when a roof was the most important thing in my life. The people here are snooty for no reason. Jobs a  More

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Reviews for Claymont    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I moved here from Delco, and have been here about 8 years. Claymont is a funny area in that it much cheaper to live here then Delco, there are some drawbacks. 1.  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have lived in this area for 40 years and I want to get out. I am 7 miles from Wilmington and 25 from Phila. I have been looking into places in Florida, Georgia, and  More

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ZIPS IN LAUREL, DELAWARE
19956
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19703

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