2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gaithersburg, MD vs Colorado Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Colorado Springs spends 36.5% less per student than Gaithersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.2% higher in Colorado Springs than in Gaithersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colorado Springs had 6.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gaithersburg
 Gaithersburg, MDColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6214573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
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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Reviews for Colorado Springs    199 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I grew up in Colorado Springs, left for the military, and moved back in 2008. It is not the same place I grew up in or what it was 15 years ago. High crime,  More

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Over 1 years ago

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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