2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cincinnati, OH vs Gaithersburg, MD

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Highlights
- Gaithersburg spends 15.9% more per student than Cincinnati.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.4% lower in Gaithersburg than in Cincinnati. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gaithersburg had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cincinnati
 Cincinnati, OHGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor394  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%1.5%
Reviews for Cincinnati    113 Reviews

A native buckeye, I currently split my time between Cincinnati and Charleston, SC. We were considering leaving Cincinnati, but after reviewing other cities, I think  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived in Cinti. and on UC faculty for over 40 years. The best move of my life is to have retired and left Cinti. for Tucson. In academics OSU far outranks UC and the  More

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What Bert has to say is a bit dated. The downtown area has made a great comeback over the past 10-15 years with Over the Rhine once being ranked America’s most dangerous  More

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Reviews for Gaithersburg    10 Reviews

We recently sold our family home of 20+ years in Potomac, MD and moved just down the road to Gaithersburg. We have nothing but good things to say about the people  More

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Over 10 years ago

The city of Gaithersburg offers all of the employment opportunities of being within commuting range of D.C. without the congestion. Homes are more affordable and you  More

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The state has the potential to be a great place to live ... but that 'Reality’ is just slipping away. The current leadership has done a really bang-up job creating so  More

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