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

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Highlights
- Germantown spends 8.0% more per student than Cambridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% higher in Germantown than in Cambridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Germantown had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cambridge
 Cambridge, MDGermantown, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,794  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor241  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Cambridge    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

This city is a white male mecca, rampant racism and sexism are to be found here. Little else. Poor schools. No jobs. Large  More

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The politics and the taxes make living in Cambridge terrible. Property values are depressed because the taxes are too high. Not enough people paying heir own way or fair  More

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Over 16 years ago

Cambridge, Maryland offers many places to own a second home or retirement location with utilities and infrastructure to support many new people. Cambridge is about  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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