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Smithsburg, MD vs Damascus, MD

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- Damascus spends 22.7% more per student than Smithsburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.2% lower in Damascus than in Smithsburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Damascus had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Smithsburg
 Smithsburg, MDDamascus, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,438  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor288  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
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Reviews for Smithsburg    1 Reviews
Jeff · Smithsburg, MD
Review of Smithsburg
Over 17 years ago

I have owned a house in Smithsburg for 7 years and it is a great small town. It is about 75 minutes away from DC, Baltimore. It is very quiet and most people are  More

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Reviews for Damascus    2 Reviews
Lisa · Damascus, MD
Way too expensive for the offerings
Over 17 years ago

Damascus is located in the "prestigious" Montgomery County MD, located between Washington DC and Baltimore MD. One of the problems is that Damascus is upper northern  More

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Philip · Monrovia, MD
Philip Anderson on Damascus
Over 19 years ago

beautiful surrounding countryside, lots of amenities concentrated nearby, and great natural recreation within 12 to 50 minutes: forest preserve, golf, C&O Canal tow  More

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