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Ellicott City, MD vs Bear, DE

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- Bear spends 11.5% more per student than Ellicott City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.7% higher in Bear than in Ellicott City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bear had 12.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ellicott City
 Ellicott City, MDBear, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,973$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,615  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11044573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
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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Reviews for Bear    3 Reviews

I have lived in Bear Delaware for about 15 years and absolutely love it! Lums Pond State Park Area/Bear/Newark/Glasgow are wonderful. You have everything you could  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Wilmington, Newark, New Castle, Bear, and Oogletown Delaware. From 1990 to 2004. I honestly do not have anything favorable to say about Delaware, and  More

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Over 15 years ago

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