2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ellicott City, MD vs Columbus, IN

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 25.3% less per student than Ellicott City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.5% higher in Columbus than in Ellicott City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ellicott City
 Ellicott City, MDColumbus, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,383$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,615  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,159$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5754573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Columbus    16 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I grew up in Columbus Indiana and returned 38 years later after retiring. Columbus has always been a unique place to live and well above average for Indiana. However,  More

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Columbus is a beautiful town for young families or up and coming professionals. It has great restaurants, parks, architecture, and diverse recreation.   More

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Columbus is a friendly town that is welcoming to people from all backgrounds. It provides lots of amenities for young families with very close proximity to big cities  More

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