2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cambridge, MA vs Germantown, MD

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Highlights
- Germantown spends 16.2% less per student than Cambridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.7% higher in Germantown than in Cambridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Germantown had 6.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cambridge
 Cambridge, MAGermantown, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Cambridge    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cambridge is a great place to live. It is rather expensive, but has great access to Boston, schools and hospitals. There is a lot of construction underway that can be  More

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Need info on test results on tap or drinking water quality, 02139 Green St area.  More

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Home to both Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is the cornerstone of higher education. Residents are very intelligent and open to new ideas.   More

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Reviews for Germantown    8 Reviews

When I first moved to Germantown, this city was up and coming. It still felt like the country and the air was breathable and not as much traffic. That was in 2010. In 3  More

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Over 12 years ago

Montgomery County is not a dog friendly place if you own pets. The dog regulations do not favor the dog or dog owner and one should consider Frederick, Howard or Carroll  More

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Over 13 years ago

Everything costs more here because of the proximity to Washington D.C. I came from Long Island, NY where it was also expensive. Since I've been here costs go up, but  More

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