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Mount Laurel, NJ vs Claymont, DE

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Highlights
- Claymont spends 15.9% less per student than Mount Laurel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.3% higher in Claymont than in Mount Laurel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Claymont had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Laurel
 Mount Laurel, NJClaymont, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,973$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,335  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11044573
 Students per Counselor303  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Mount Laurel    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

The cost of living, including property taxes, is really expensive here compared to  More

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Reviews for Claymont    2 Reviews

Over 6 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 10 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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