2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gaithersburg, MD vs Wilson, NC

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Highlights
- Wilson spends 50.2% less per student than Gaithersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.5% higher in Wilson than in Gaithersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wilson had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gaithersburg
 Gaithersburg, MDWilson, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,828$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,515$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5414573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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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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 Wilson    7 Reviews

I grew up close to Wilson, attended college at Atlantic Christian College, now Barton College. Back in my college days, Wilson had a lot of great places to go eat,  More

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Wilson (Wilson County) is a fine place to live especially if you are from Wilson. Outsiders are not exactly welcome. Also the town is from 'old money' so the city  More

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Food: There are very few nice places to eat, but everything is so cheap that you can get a good dinner at a clean, well decorated, sit-down establishment for $10. A few  More

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