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Indian Head, MD vs Gaithersburg, MD

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- Gaithersburg spends 11.9% more per student than Indian Head.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.5% lower in Gaithersburg than in Indian Head. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gaithersburg had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Indian Head
 Indian Head, MDGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,280  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%1.5%
Reviews for Indian Head    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I've heard that the Washington D.C. metropolitan area is the 7th most expensive place to live in the lower 48. Looking at the stats on this and other websites, I believe  More

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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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