2025 Compare Cities Education:
Rockville, MD vs Tucson, AZ

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Highlights
- Tucson spends 45.5% less per student than Rockville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.2% higher in Tucson than in Rockville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tucson had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rockville
 Rockville, MDTucson, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
Reviews for Rockville    17 Reviews

From MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE to many other people's comments and experiences: - The DC Metropolitan area (Maryland, DC, and Virginia) have an intense white supremacy /  More

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Having practically grown up here, it is fair to think I am biased. Before making assumptions about my opinion, though, I've lived in multiple cities in these states -  More

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Over 10 years ago

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Reviews for Tucson    287 Reviews

My wife and I characterize ourselves as a young couple, well educated, with decent positions and we’re Tucson natives. We’ve observed our quality of life from both a  More

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Over 1 years ago

I was reading the reviews for Tucson, and after living there for 6 years, I feel the need to weigh in. There are many pros in Tucson: access to recreational areas,  More

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I spend considerable time in and around Tucson, and I've see it rapidly going "downhill" since 2020. It's definitely not the nice town I remember from when I was a  More

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