2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lakewood, WA vs Frederick, MD

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Highlights
- Frederick spends 11.7% less per student than Lakewood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.2% lower in Frederick than in Lakewood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Frederick had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakewood
 Lakewood, WAFrederick, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,215$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,770$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7354573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Over 7 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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Over 16 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  More

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Reviews for Frederick    19 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I have been here 28 years,working in D.C with 3-4 hour commute ,one highway only to travel.Traffic is awful 24-7.Abandoned shopping centers for 10-15 years,& other  More

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Company with the most  More

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Over 11 years ago

Crime seems to be pretty low here. Police do an excellent  More

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