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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Laurel, MD vs Rocky Mount, VA

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- Rocky Mount spends 27.5% less per student than Laurel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.4% lower in Rocky Mount than in Laurel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rocky Mount had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Laurel
 Laurel, MDRocky Mount, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,768$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,913  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,184$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4214573
 Students per Counselor338  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Laurel    8 Reviews
Van · Chula Vista, CA
Stage coach stop from d.c. to Baltimore
Over 6 years ago

Nice place 1200 a month 1 bedroom apartment but everything is a 10 min drive some old history good schools people get along  More

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David · Elkridge, MD
Terribly congested
Over 15 years ago

Laurel as a whole is not a bad place to live. Housing is considerably cheaper than in many parts of the DC/Baltimore area. There are some nice shops and restaurants  More

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David · Elkridge, MD
Terribly congested
Over 15 years ago

Laurel as a whole is not a bad place to live. Housing is considerably cheaper than in many parts of the DC/Baltimore area. There are some nice shops and restaurants  More

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Reviews for Rocky Mount    1 Reviews
mark  · Rocky Mount, VA
Nice little town, but very close knit and slow.
Over 11 years ago

This is the very first time my wife and I have moved to such a very lower populated and less educated town that is still tucked away in yesterday, and its rich value in  More

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