2026 Compare Cities Education:
Cambridge, MD vs Melbourne, FL

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Highlights
- Melbourne spends 41.3% less per student than Cambridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% higher in Melbourne than in Cambridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Melbourne had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cambridge
 Cambridge, MDMelbourne, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,794  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8384573
 Students per Counselor241  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Cambridge    5 Reviews

Over 7 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 17 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 Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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