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Kernersville, NC vs Gaithersburg, MD

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- Gaithersburg spends 87.4% more per student than Kernersville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% lower in Gaithersburg than in Kernersville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gaithersburg had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kernersville
 Kernersville, NCGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%1.5%
Reviews for Kernersville    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived here for a little under a year. It's a safe, quiet town that has the luxury of having a lot of necessities within walking distance. Not the most happening place,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Kernersville has a lot of family entertainment and social events. The Honeybee Festival in the late summer has a display of many artist's works. There is the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I would NOT say Kernersville is on the economic downturn. We have lived here for 22 years and in this time frame the town has changed tremendously with added grocery  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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