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Chevy Chase, MD vs Upper Marlboro, MD

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- Upper Marlboro spends 10.8% less per student than Chevy Chase.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% higher in Upper Marlboro than in Chevy Chase. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Upper Marlboro had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chevy Chase
 Chevy Chase, MDUpper Marlboro, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,603$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,718$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11554573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.1.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.93.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree32.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Chevy Chase    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Overall an nice place to live if you don't mind bad traffic. Though Chevy Chase is a close-in suburb, traffic can make traveling short distances by car very taxing.   More

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Over 17 years ago

Chevy Chase is great because it offers neighborhoods and parks and is only about 5 miles from the center of DC. While it looks like a quiet place, the pace of life is  More

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Over 18 years ago

CC MD -- great schools, neighborhoods, highly community active -- the state and county does a great job on services. But the identity is to Wash, DC. This is a place  More

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Reviews for Upper Marlboro    2 Reviews

Upper Marlboro is in many ways a difficult place to find. The actual town of Upper Marlboro is very small---located along Route 4 and Old Marlboro Pike---the town was  More

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Over 19 years ago

Live outside of Washington DC, in an area referred to as "rural tier". A mile and a half to chaos! Traffic problems galore, high property cost, school problems.   More

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