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Melbourne, FL vs Gaithersburg, MD

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- Gaithersburg spends 84.2% more per student than Melbourne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.6% lower in Gaithersburg than in Melbourne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gaithersburg had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Melbourne
 Melbourne, FLGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%1.5%
Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  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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