2025 Compare Cities Education:
Catonsville, MD vs Gulf Shores, AL

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- Gulf Shores spends 23.3% less per student than Catonsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.6% higher in Gulf Shores than in Catonsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gulf Shores had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Catonsville
 Catonsville, MDGulf Shores, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,183$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Catonsville    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Catonsville is a historical town, small yet plenty of entertainment activities for families. Close to the downtown area and D.C. 15 minutes away from the #2 place to  More

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Over 17 years ago

Closer to Baltimore's Inner Harbor than some parts of Baltimore City are - it's 15 minutes to the Aquarium, the Meyerhoff, Johns Hopkins. Catonsville's got several  More

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Over 17 years ago

Closer to Baltimore's Inner Harbor than some parts of Baltimore City are - it's 15 minutes to the Aquarium, the Meyerhoff, Johns Hopkins. Catonsville's got several  More

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Reviews for Gulf Shores    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Owned a place there for 20 years and spend a few weeks each season there. Heading back in a few weeks! Lows: Spotty internet for work. Saturday traffic. Hurricanes.  More

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I know that there are a few people out there that would just as soon throw rotten tomatoes at me for saying what I’m about to say, but I hate, hate, HATE living in Gulf  More

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Over 14 years ago

Gulf Shores offers many sunny days, compared to the rest of Baldwin County.  More

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