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Hoover, AL vs Ellicott City, MD

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- Ellicott City spends 35.8% more per student than Hoover.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.3% lower in Ellicott City than in Hoover. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ellicott City had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hoover
 Hoover, ALEllicott City, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.6%1.5%
Reviews for Hoover    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hoover is in central Alabama and is a suburb of Birmigham. It has a mild four season climate wellsuited to nature lovers, golfers, and  More

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Over 19 years ago

Hoover, Alabama has a wide range of home buying opportunities. A huge plus is the up and coming TND community at The Preserve. The homes in this quaint neighborhood  More

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Over 20 years ago

Good municipal facilities (City Recreation Center, great library, good police and fire protection). Good schools (especially for Alabama). Traffic is heavy at  More

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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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