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Boca Raton, FL vs Rockville, MD

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Highlights
- Rockville spends 51.6% more per student than Boca Raton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% lower in Rockville than in Boca Raton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rockville had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Boca Raton
 Boca Raton, FLRockville, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.2%1.5%
Reviews for Boca Raton    29 Reviews

Living here is like Paton Place. Also like Desperate Housewives or 90210. In the words its a terrible place to live. It's made up of predominantly New Yorkers and  More

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Over 6 years ago

I'm new to the area and I like it so far. I was looking for a good Boca Raton Dentist an I found one for a Dental Fix Awesome  More

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Over 13 years ago

Health Care is  More

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Reviews for Rockville    16 Reviews

Having practically grown up here, it is fair to think I am biased. Before making assumptions about my opinion, though, I've lived in multiple cities in these states -  More

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Over 11 years ago

No comment at this  More

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Like the title says, the Rockville, MD area is filled with opportunities. But if you don't have a pretty high standing job then I hope you have a rich uncle. I may be  More

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