2025 Compare Cities Education:
Charlotte, NC vs Germantown, MD

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Highlights
- Germantown spends 56.5% more per student than Charlotte.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.9% lower in Germantown than in Charlotte. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Germantown had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Charlotte
 Charlotte, NCGermantown, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  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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