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Oxford, PA vs La Plata, MD

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Highlights
- La Plata spends 14.1% less per student than Oxford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% higher in La Plata than in Oxford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Plata had 20.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oxford
 Oxford, PALa Plata, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,634$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,724  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,822$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9604573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Oxford    2 Reviews

Don't move here - The cost of living is very expensive, the crime problem is out of hand (we've been robbed 2 times in the last year) and it's way to  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have been in Oxford for abour 2 years now and love it!..its a great place for  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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