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Royal Palm Beach, FL vs Gaithersburg, MD

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- Gaithersburg spends 51.6% more per student than Royal Palm Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% lower in Gaithersburg than in Royal Palm Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gaithersburg had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Royal Palm Beach
 Royal Palm Beach, FLGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,942  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%1.5%
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Reviews for Royal Palm Beach    8 Reviews
Terri · West Palm Beach, FL
crime
Over 14 years ago

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KC · West Palm Beach, FL
Live here yes or no
Over 16 years ago

Royal Palm does have many nice areas to live. However the neighboring cities of West Palm and Lake Worth certainly push alot of crime to the area. The public school  More

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tom · West Palm Beach, FL
Easy living
Over 16 years ago

Royal palm Beach is a quiet family town with excelent weather 7 months of the year. Some excitment in the spring-hurricaine  More

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Reviews for Gaithersburg    10 Reviews
CJ · Bethesda, MD
Friendly, safe, convenient but...
Over 7 years ago

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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Tracy · Gaithersburg, MD
Close to DC
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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gio56777 · Germantown, MD
Planning "Goodbye" to Maryland -- all of it!
Over 12 years ago

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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