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Mechanicsburg, PA vs Gaithersburg, MD

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- Gaithersburg spends 7.2% more per student than Mechanicsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% lower in Gaithersburg than in Mechanicsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gaithersburg had 8.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mechanicsburg
 Mechanicsburg, PAGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,693  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor279  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.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%1.5%
Reviews for Mechanicsburg    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

We moved here in the summer of 2016 from out of state with high hopes and for all the right reasons > job, family (my husband, a Penn State grad, was born & raised in  More

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Over 12 years ago

Greetings everyone, I grew up in Allentown PA and moved to Mechanicsburg in 2000 when attempting to reconcile with my ex-wife. My son had just started kindergarten  More

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Over 16 years ago

It is reserve and  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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