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Media, PA vs La Plata, MD

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Highlights
- La Plata spends 21.0% less per student than Media.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.9% higher in La Plata than in Media. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Plata had 7.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Media
 Media, PALa Plata, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,634$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,822$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9604573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Media    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Media, Pa has easy access to major highways and the rail system, which makes it easy to get to downtown Philadelphia. Rail takes about the same amount of time but there  More

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Reviews for La Plata    7 Reviews

Over 13 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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