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Sedona, AZ vs Gaithersburg, MD

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- Gaithersburg spends 99.9% more per student than Sedona.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.5% lower in Gaithersburg than in Sedona. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gaithersburg had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sedona
 Sedona, AZGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,836  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor869  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%1.5%
Reviews for Sedona    37 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Sedona was a great place to live back in the 90's. Its still very good but has now been ruined by tourists. Most of the tourists come from Southern California and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Sedona is an absolutely ****ty and overrated place to live in. The people there are nasty to the tourists and there is barely any good food in the grocery stores. We  More

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Over 5 years ago

I LOVE Sedona. I believe most people living here do too. I think this site mixed up part of the description with Flagstaff’s since it says some of the same. Hopefully  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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