2025 Compare Cities Education:
Simsbury, CT vs Gaithersburg, MD

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Highlights
- Gaithersburg spends 21.3% less per student than Simsbury.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% higher in Gaithersburg than in Simsbury. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gaithersburg had 10.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Simsbury
 Simsbury, CTGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,830  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%1.5%
Reviews for Simsbury    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

We've lived in Simsbury for over 24 years, relocated here by choice because of the small town feel and quality of education. We made the right choice, cost of living is  More

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Over 16 years ago

I lived in Simsbury for 1 1/2 yrs. The cost of housing as a whole is expensive. Homes are a bit more than surrounding areas, but the property tax is what drives up the  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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