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McKinney, TX vs Gaithersburg, MD

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Highlights
- Gaithersburg spends 32.4% more per student than McKinney.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% lower in Gaithersburg than in McKinney. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gaithersburg had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to McKinney
 McKinney, TXGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor405  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%1.5%
Reviews for Mckinney    19 Reviews

Amir · 
Over 4 years ago

Very charming town. This city has been extremely discipline and not trying to keep up with neighboring cities to bring big name outsiders and because of it has tons of  More

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We've lived in McKinney for 8 years. We left California because we knew where it was headed and thankfully ended up in McKinney. We have seen it grow tremendously. We  More

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I have only spent a few days in Mckinney and surrounding area such as Plano prosper Lucas Frisco and down town Dallas. The reason I and my family visited from New York  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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