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Brookfield, CT vs Gaithersburg, MD

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Highlights
- Gaithersburg spends 14.1% less per student than Brookfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% higher in Gaithersburg than in Brookfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gaithersburg had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Brookfield
 Brookfield, CTGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,833  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor356  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%1.5%
Reviews for Brookfield    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

In the 50s and 60s CT was booming. But those ultra far left politicians made big mistakes! CT wasn't planned well. High place corruption began to surface in the 70s.  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 11 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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