2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fort Washington, MD vs Lansing, MI

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Highlights
- Lansing spends 12.8% less per student than Fort Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.5% higher in Lansing than in Fort Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lansing had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Washington
 Fort Washington, MDLansing, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,353$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,913  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,708$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor338  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Washington    2 Reviews

Excellent area - 15 minutes from DC and Alexandria - 1 exit away from MGM and National Harbor. Great value on home prices! This area is going to also be the home of  More

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Over 13 years ago

I just don't like it here, the people are definitely not friendly at all. At least it is only 15mins from D.C. So there is plenty to do. My favorite place to live would  More

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Reviews for Lansing    28 Reviews

I am in my fifth house in the greater Lansing area since relocating here in 1997 from the tri-city area (Midland/Bay City/Saginaw). Pros: people are friendlier here-  More

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I first moved to Lansing in the early 2000s for grad school @ MSU, went away and returned after several years. I must say, the area has improved VERY significantly  More

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This is a really nice place to live and people here are friendly there is a lot to do and a wide variety of different people and belief systems if you know where to look  More

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