2025 Compare Cities Education:
Waldorf, MD vs La Plata, MD

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- La Plata spends 0.0% less per student than Waldorf.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in La Plata than in Waldorf. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Plata had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Waldorf
 Waldorf, MDLa Plata, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,634$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,280  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,822$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9604573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Waldorf    18 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I am from a small town called East Windsor CT and I want to move my business in the Prince George county, however the Tax increase in intolerable, yet the crime increase  More

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Excellent.  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Southern Maryland most of my life. My family and I hate it here, the cost of living is way to high, schools are getting worse everyday, and the  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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