2025 Compare Cities Education:
Laurel, DE vs Whittier, CA

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Highlights
- Whittier spends 0.9% more per student than Laurel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.0% higher in Whittier than in Laurel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Whittier had 20.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Laurel
 Laurel, DEWhittier, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,862  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor372  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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 Whittier    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have lived in Whittier for over 15 years.Whittier is a great place to live. The City Council has spent millions on street improvements especially on the entrances to  More

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The EWCSD has some really good schools. Management needs some work, but great, caring  More

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I have been a parent at St Gregory for almost 5 years now, I am extremely pleased, the teachers have gone above and beyond to educate our children to the fullest to  More

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