2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mount Laurel, NJ vs Placentia, CA

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Highlights
- Placentia spends 35.7% less per student than Mount Laurel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 98.2% higher in Placentia than in Mount Laurel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Placentia had 7.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Laurel
 Mount Laurel, NJPlacentia, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,335  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor303  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Placentia    6 Reviews

I lived in that city for almost 10 years and recently found out that both their city government and their police force are blocking people from leaving bad reviews of  More

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Over 14 years ago

PLACENTIA IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. BEEN HERE SINCE 1980. EASY ACCESS TO FREEWAYS, PLENTY OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES AROUND FOR EMPLOYMENT. NEARBY--GOLF  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you rent, Placentia's not bad. I haven't noticed too much crime but there are quite a few reasonable apartments. Being close to a California State School has its  More

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