2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palo Alto, CA vs Gaithersburg, MD

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Highlights
- Gaithersburg spends 7.3% more per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.9% lower in Gaithersburg than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gaithersburg had 8.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%1.5%
Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  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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