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Lakeland, FL vs Gaithersburg, MD

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- Gaithersburg spends 79.7% more per student than Lakeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.4% lower in Gaithersburg than in Lakeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gaithersburg had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakeland
 Lakeland, FLGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,977  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor436  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%1.5%
Reviews for Lakeland    27 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I used to live in Lakeland, It is hot, humid, crowded and getting more crowded, Most of the people are rude and unfriendly. I was born in the area and visit sometimes to  More

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Over 5 years ago

been there a few times i love it and i a m planning to ove this  More

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Over 8 years ago

Perhas if one is from this area, it is different I don't know. It is so dull and seems comfortable being so. There isn't much of a variety of people here, which I   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 11 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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