2025 Compare Cities Education:
Upper Marlboro, MD vs Monroe, NC

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Highlights
- Monroe spends 40.5% less per student than Upper Marlboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.4% higher in Monroe than in Upper Marlboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monroe had 14.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Upper Marlboro
 Upper Marlboro, MDMonroe, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,477$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,913  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,753$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7824573
 Students per Counselor338  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 19 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 Monroe    5 Reviews

Moved to Monroe approx 6 years ago. It has been one excuse after the other for the high incidence of assault and battery as well as property crime. The mayor and city  More

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I have lived in Monroe since 2015. I have been welcomed by my neighbors and the community. Monroe is rapidly growning. The downtown area is family friendly and has added  More

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I’m so glad to be moving away from this little Charlotte wanna be Town run by rednecks! I’ve been here for 15 years and have been stopped by Sheriff’s about 8 times!  More

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