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Washington, DC vs Fort Washington, MD

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- Fort Washington spends 41.9% less per student than Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.2% higher in Fort Washington than in Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Washington had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Washington
 Washington, DCFort Washington, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,603$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,069  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,718$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11554573
 Students per Counselor445  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Reviews for Fort Washington    2 Reviews

Excellent area - 15 minutes from DC and Alexandria - 1 exit away from MGM and National Harbor. Great value on home prices! This area is going to also be the home of  More

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Over 13 years ago

I just don't like it here, the people are definitely not friendly at all. At least it is only 15mins from D.C. So there is plenty to do. My favorite place to live would  More

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