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Bethesda, MD vs Ellicott City, MD

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- Ellicott City spends 9.2% less per student than Bethesda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% lower in Ellicott City than in Bethesda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ellicott City had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bethesda
 Bethesda, MDEllicott City, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree17.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.6%1.5%
Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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Reviews for Ellicott City    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ellicott City has many great  More

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Plenty of jobs in Washington, DC. and Baltimore areas. Low unemployment. Education and recreation is a top priority with most families here. Relatively high standard of  More

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Over 18 years ago

Ellicott City, MD is west of Baltimore City, north of Washington, DC, east of Frederick, MD. We are close to BWI, and DC airports. There are a couple of big malls for  More

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