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Gaithersburg, MD vs Reisterstown, MD

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- Reisterstown spends 14.2% less per student than Gaithersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% higher in Reisterstown than in Gaithersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Reisterstown had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gaithersburg
 Gaithersburg, MDReisterstown, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Reisterstown    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Here in reisterstown is a nice mixture of condos,townhomes,apartments and single family homes,most of the properties are kept up pretty well,and seem to be well spaced  More

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Reisterstown is a small town in Northwest Baltimore County. It has many small, locally owned businesses, including a general bookstore, Constellation Books, a coffee  More

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From beautiful horse country, including Sagamore Farms - once one of America's premier race-horse breeding farms, to less than beautiful sections no more than 10 miles  More

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