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Poulsbo, WA vs La Plata, MD

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- La Plata spends 0.2% less per student than Poulsbo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.4% lower in La Plata than in Poulsbo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Plata had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Poulsbo
 Poulsbo, WALa Plata, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,634$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,822$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9604573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Poulsbo    7 Reviews

The description above states that "the ferry takes 1hour and that they are one and a half hour apart." That is only true for Bremerton, a place with a very different  More

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Over 10 years ago

Need contour map of  More

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Lorena MOVE TO KITSAP COUNTY Washington IF YOU WANT FIREWORKS. Extreme and excessive fireworks used there. Illegal rockets and other Indian Fireworks (are literally just  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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