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Troy, MI vs Potomac, MD

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- Potomac spends 29.9% more per student than Troy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.9% lower in Potomac than in Troy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Potomac had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Troy
 Troy, MIPotomac, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock27.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.5%1.5%
Reviews for Troy    9 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

, corruption is like  More

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Over 6 years ago

no one ever visited Troy, that writes this stuff,, Troy has a Black out, of any city corruption, most of the elected city are from the same zip code. and the heavy  More

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Over 8 years ago

This is the safest place to live in Michigan. The schools are ranked in the top of both the state and in the US. When our kids graduated 98% of the graduates went on  More

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Reviews for Potomac    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Spring and Fall can be quite glorious when the leaves turn or the tulips pop out and the humidity is lower. Winter, while it has some splendid "snow days," goes on much  More

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Over 17 years ago

The Potomac area in Montgomery County, Maryland, has the best of everything. High schools rated in the top 5 in the State, easy access to the Nation's Capitol,  More

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