2026 Compare Cities Education:
Cambridge, MD vs Summerville, SC

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Highlights
- Summerville spends 39.2% less per student than Cambridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.0% higher in Summerville than in Cambridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Summerville had 5.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cambridge
 Cambridge, MDSummerville, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,107$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,794  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,901$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4804573
 Students per Counselor241  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Summerville    10 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Is the Cost of living really slightly above the national average? Can you tell me an nice area to rent an apartment. One bed room,furnished that is less than  More

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I have lived in a lot of states in my 32 years of life. Unfortunately I was brought to Summerville, SC by my mother and have remained here due to lack of work and money  More

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MY FAMILY AND I LIVED IN SUMMERVILLE FOR 3 AND 1/2 YEARS, THE CITY IS BEAUTIFUL, SMALL, WITH COUNTRY FLAVOR AND THAT KIND OF PEOPLE THAT GREEDS EVERY BODY WHILE WALKING  More

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