2024 Compare Cities Education:
Cambridge, MD vs Roanoke, VA

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Highlights
- Roanoke spends 22.9% less per student than Cambridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.1% higher in Roanoke than in Cambridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Roanoke had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cambridge
 Cambridge, MDRoanoke, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,266$14,087$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,794$12,973$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,200$7,573$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.3714.7216.23
 Students per Librarian6538554573
 Students per Counselor241298530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%7.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.87.6%88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%19.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.0%8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%26.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.4%6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Cambridge    5 Reviews

Over 5 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 15 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 Roanoke    44 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Roanoke for 15 years, so I hope this comment can help those planning on moving here. Roanoke isn’t bad if you consider Roanoke county and Salem. Sure,  More

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I've lived here from 2 years and, goddamn, these people are stupid af. If I here coronavirus is a hoax and and fat people making comments at me for wearing a damn mask  More

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I was born and raised in Roanoke County (Oak Grove subdivision), departing in 1989 for a job in Texas. So my perspective on the area is dated, but might be valuable as  More

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