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Ellicott City, MD vs Summerville, SC

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Highlights
- Summerville spends 38.0% less per student than Ellicott City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.2% higher in Summerville than in Ellicott City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Summerville had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ellicott City
 Ellicott City, MDSummerville, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,107$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,615  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,901$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4804573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Summerville    10 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Is the Cost of living really slightly above the national average? Can you tell me an nice area to rent an apartment. One bed room,furnished that is less than  More

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I have lived in a lot of states in my 32 years of life. Unfortunately I was brought to Summerville, SC by my mother and have remained here due to lack of work and money  More

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MY FAMILY AND I LIVED IN SUMMERVILLE FOR 3 AND 1/2 YEARS, THE CITY IS BEAUTIFUL, SMALL, WITH COUNTRY FLAVOR AND THAT KIND OF PEOPLE THAT GREEDS EVERY BODY WHILE WALKING  More

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