2025 Compare Cities Education:
Germantown, MD vs Upper Marlboro, MD

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Highlights
- Upper Marlboro spends 10.8% less per student than Germantown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% higher in Upper Marlboro than in Germantown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Upper Marlboro had 7.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Germantown
 Germantown, MDUpper Marlboro, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,603$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,718$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11554573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Germantown    8 Reviews

When I first moved to Germantown, this city was up and coming. It still felt like the country and the air was breathable and not as much traffic. That was in 2010. In 3  More

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Over 12 years ago

Montgomery County is not a dog friendly place if you own pets. The dog regulations do not favor the dog or dog owner and one should consider Frederick, Howard or Carroll  More

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Over 13 years ago

Everything costs more here because of the proximity to Washington D.C. I came from Long Island, NY where it was also expensive. Since I've been here costs go up, but  More

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Reviews for Upper Marlboro    2 Reviews

Upper Marlboro is in many ways a difficult place to find. The actual town of Upper Marlboro is very small---located along Route 4 and Old Marlboro Pike---the town was  More

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Over 19 years ago

Live outside of Washington DC, in an area referred to as "rural tier". A mile and a half to chaos! Traffic problems galore, high property cost, school problems.   More

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