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Chevy Chase, MD vs Ellicott City, MD

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- Ellicott City spends 9.2% less per student than Chevy Chase.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% lower in Ellicott City than in Chevy Chase. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ellicott City had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chevy Chase
 Chevy Chase, 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.0.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.1.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.93.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree32.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.6%1.5%
Reviews for Chevy Chase    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Overall an nice place to live if you don't mind bad traffic. Though Chevy Chase is a close-in suburb, traffic can make traveling short distances by car very taxing.   More

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Over 17 years ago

Chevy Chase is great because it offers neighborhoods and parks and is only about 5 miles from the center of DC. While it looks like a quiet place, the pace of life is  More

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Over 18 years ago

CC MD -- great schools, neighborhoods, highly community active -- the state and county does a great job on services. But the identity is to Wash, DC. This is a place  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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