2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mooresville, NC vs La Plata, MD

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- La Plata spends 74.3% more per student than Mooresville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.5% lower in La Plata than in Mooresville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Plata had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mooresville
 Mooresville, NCLa Plata, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,634$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,895  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,822$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9604573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Mooresville    19 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for a while, it has everything you need. But 150 traffics  More

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Over 6 years ago

It's a nice town but all the jobs are either service industry or manufacturers that don't pay well. If you're single and make less than 50,000 a year good luck finding  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hi, Moving back to NC to the Moorseville area. Am so excited . I am not from this area . so not familiar with area. So any insite would be greatly appericate. I to go  More

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Reviews for La Plata    7 Reviews

Over 12 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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