2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ellicott City, MD vs Vernon Hills, IL

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Highlights
- Vernon Hills spends 36.4% more per student than Ellicott City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.7% higher in Vernon Hills than in Ellicott City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Vernon Hills had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ellicott City
 Ellicott City, MDVernon Hills, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,615  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,628$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10054573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%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 Vernon Hills    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

house price a little bit  More

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Over 18 years ago

The Vernon Hills public school is top notch, consistently rated among the highest in the U.S. Schools are new, low pupil to teacher ratio, with many after school  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have lived in the Chicagoland area for over a year and a half and have not been overly impressed. I moved to Vernon Hills in May and have renewed faith in the area.   More

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