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Anderson, SC vs Germantown, MD

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Highlights
- Germantown spends 45.1% more per student than Anderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% lower in Germantown than in Anderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Germantown had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anderson
 Anderson, SCGermantown, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,481  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Anderson    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Anderson is a wonderful place to live! We’ve moved around quite abit. We had searched many places and one day by accident I came across Anderson on the internet. We  More

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Anderson has much to offer! Two well know established colleges, Lake Hartwell, Lake Secession, parks galore, plenty of shopping, two Wal-Marts, plenty of grocery stores,  More

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Over 16 years ago

To be quite honest I came to Anderson with City Snobbery... "these hicks and their camping stores every 5 feet, damn john deer, redneck fools" etc. I was miserable  More

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Reviews for Germantown    8 Reviews

When I first moved to Germantown, this city was up and coming. It still felt like the country and the air was breathable and not as much traffic. That was in 2010. In 3  More

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Over 12 years ago

Montgomery County is not a dog friendly place if you own pets. The dog regulations do not favor the dog or dog owner and one should consider Frederick, Howard or Carroll  More

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Over 13 years ago

Everything costs more here because of the proximity to Washington D.C. I came from Long Island, NY where it was also expensive. Since I've been here costs go up, but  More

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