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Ellicott City, MD vs Petoskey, MI

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Highlights
- Petoskey spends 25.4% less per student than Ellicott City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.8% higher in Petoskey than in Ellicott City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petoskey had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ellicott City
 Ellicott City, MDPetoskey, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,366$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,615  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,157$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21354573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Petoskey    15 Reviews

The people in Petoskey are generally pleasant, friendly, and courteous .... even the teenagers in our experience. Petoskey is certainly a physically attractive area in  More

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Petoskey, between Harbor Springs and Charlevoix, is in a trio of small northern Lower Michigan towns that exceeds the charm and sophistication of typical small towns.   More

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Over 6 years ago

My husband and I have lived in Petoskey for 8 years. We have lived in Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Virginia and Ohio and by far, Petoskey is our favorite place to live. We  More

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