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Asheville, NC vs Gaithersburg, MD

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Highlights
- Gaithersburg spends 62.7% more per student than Asheville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.5% higher in Gaithersburg than in Asheville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gaithersburg had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Asheville
 Asheville, NCGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,947  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%1.5%
Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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Reviews for Gaithersburg    10 Reviews

We recently sold our family home of 20+ years in Potomac, MD and moved just down the road to Gaithersburg. We have nothing but good things to say about the people  More

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Over 10 years ago

The city of Gaithersburg offers all of the employment opportunities of being within commuting range of D.C. without the congestion. Homes are more affordable and you  More

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The state has the potential to be a great place to live ... but that 'Reality’ is just slipping away. The current leadership has done a really bang-up job creating so  More

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