2025 Compare Cities Education:
Abingdon, VA vs Cambridge, MD

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- Cambridge spends 60.2% more per student than Abingdon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.4% higher in Cambridge than in Abingdon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cambridge had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Abingdon
 Abingdon, VACambridge, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,266$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,049  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,200$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.69  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6534573
 Students per Counselor374  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Abingdon    9 Reviews

We found people to be very friendly and welcoming, especially if you put yourself out there and get involved. It’s a small historic tourist town with a great trail,  More

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We found people to be very friendly and welcoming, especially if you put yourself out there and get involved. It’s a small historic tourist town with a great trail,  More

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Over 4 years ago

My husband and I are retired. We researched areas in SW Virginia and found Abingdon to be just what we were looking for. Our home is surrounded by mountains and close to  More

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Reviews for Cambridge    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

This city is a white male mecca, rampant racism and sexism are to be found here. Little else. Poor schools. No jobs. Large  More

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The politics and the taxes make living in Cambridge terrible. Property values are depressed because the taxes are too high. Not enough people paying heir own way or fair  More

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Over 16 years ago

Cambridge, Maryland offers many places to own a second home or retirement location with utilities and infrastructure to support many new people. Cambridge is about  More

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