2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gaithersburg, MD vs Laguna Hills, CA

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Highlights
- Laguna Hills spends 22.6% less per student than Gaithersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 70.3% higher in Laguna Hills than in Gaithersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Laguna Hills had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gaithersburg
 Gaithersburg, MDLaguna Hills, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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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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 Laguna Hills    6 Reviews

We have lived in Orange County since the 70’s and moved to Laguna Hills in 1999. Since then our 1800 square foot house purchased for $300K has appreciated to over $700K.  More

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We have lived in Orange County since the 70’s and moved to Laguna Hills in 1999. Since then our 1800 square foot house purchased for $300K has appreciated to over $700K.  More

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I have been a resident of Laguna Hills since 1994. When I moved here it was actually less expensive than the Long Beach area where I was living. Now it is more expensive  More

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