2026 Compare Cities Education:
Upper Marlboro, MD vs Crofton, MD

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Highlights
- Crofton spends 0.5% more per student than Upper Marlboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% lower in Crofton than in Upper Marlboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Crofton had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Upper Marlboro
 Upper Marlboro, MDCrofton, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,686$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,913  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,256$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4274573
 Students per Counselor338  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Upper Marlboro    2 Reviews

Upper Marlboro is in many ways a difficult place to find. The actual town of Upper Marlboro is very small---located along Route 4 and Old Marlboro Pike---the town was  More

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Over 20 years ago

Live outside of Washington DC, in an area referred to as "rural tier". A mile and a half to chaos! Traffic problems galore, high property cost, school problems.   More

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Reviews for Crofton    9 Reviews

My husband and I moved to Crofton in 2001 and loved it for years. Recently, there has been an influx of traffic, probably due to the new shopping centers and homes going  More

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Over 16 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

I have a lot of contact with people in Crofton and the word is out on this place. If you like police corruption and sleezy politics, this is the place for you. A 12  More

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