2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gaithersburg, MD vs Oceanside, CA

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Highlights
- Oceanside spends 17.1% less per student than Gaithersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 66.2% higher in Oceanside than in Gaithersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oceanside had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gaithersburg
 Gaithersburg, MDOceanside, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%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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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 Oceanside    20 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived in here since 1988, left in 1995 and came back in 2005. I will always love Oceanside. You have to come check it out. It has changed so drastically and there  More

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Over 7 years ago

from oceanside ca love the city always love the beach life u can't get anywhere else yes... it has been cleaned up and welcomes people from all over . I miss my  More

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Moved to O'Side Nov 1988 (Lived there from 78 thru 79 prior to moving back in 88). 78-1979 was a Fun, Good, Relaxing Time to Live in O'Side- Low Crime Rate, Low  More

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