2025 Compare Cities Education:
Brookfield, WI vs Gaithersburg, MD

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Highlights
- Gaithersburg spends 33.4% more per student than Brookfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.1% lower in Gaithersburg than in Brookfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gaithersburg had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Brookfield
 Brookfield, WIGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,133  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%1.5%
Reviews for Brookfield    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Overall I believe field is a great place to live and raise a family. Milwaukee certainly has its share of problems like any large metropolitan area. Overall I believe  More

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Over 14 years ago

I love Brookfield for the most part. The Elmbrook school district is amazing and test scores are always above average level. The one downfall of the city is that there  More

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About turn 35, and have lived in Brookfield for 9 years. Brookfield is broken into two parts, city and village, both are very safe- especially when compared to  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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