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Elkton, MD vs Lakewood, WA

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Highlights
- Lakewood spends 15.1% more per student than Elkton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.9% higher in Lakewood than in Elkton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lakewood had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elkton
 Elkton, MDLakewood, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,740  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor302  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Elkton    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Elkton is a small community located by the border of Delaware. It is only an hour from Baltimore,MD and Philadelphia, PA or a half hour from Wilmington, DE. It's  More

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Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Over 7 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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Over 16 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  More

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