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Bloomington, MN vs Gaithersburg, MD

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- Gaithersburg spends 2.3% more per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% lower in Gaithersburg than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gaithersburg had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, MNGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%1.5%
Reviews for Bloomington    3 Reviews

the cost of living is outrageous and the climate is one of the worst in the U.S. people are rude and traffic is  More

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bloomington is a comfortalble subarb, but their are huge diffrances between the east and west sides of town for example; shanty's ,housing thiry family members in a two  More

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Over 18 years ago

With the light rail and bus system, it's very easy to get around Bloomington as well as travel downtown. Still most people drive, however. If you want your older kids  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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