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Ellicott City, MD vs Seaside, CA

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Highlights
- Seaside spends 14.2% less per student than Ellicott City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 61.4% higher in Seaside than in Ellicott City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seaside had 16.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ellicott City
 Ellicott City, MDSeaside, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,375$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,615  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,645$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock289524573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%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 Seaside    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived in Seaside for the past 20 years and I love it. I’m a fourth generation Monterey Bay family. Seaside hands down has the best views in the Monterey Bay. It’s a  More

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Over 15 years ago

Housing in Seaside is more affordable than it was, mainly due to the bursting of the housing bubble. There are still problems, though, mainly because of the huge number  More

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Over 19 years ago

unless you went to grad school, or are already rich, don't expect to be able to get a nice house here. You'll be house-poor(not able to afford anything outside of your  More

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