2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. Petersburg, FL vs Gaithersburg, MD

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Highlights
- Gaithersburg spends 69.8% more per student than St. Petersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.2% lower in Gaithersburg than in St. Petersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gaithersburg had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Petersburg
 St. Petersburg, FLGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,164  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor404  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%1.5%
Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 5 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  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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