2025 Compare Cities Education:
Huntsville, AL vs Ellicott City, MD

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Highlights
- Ellicott City spends 60.3% more per student than Huntsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.1% lower in Ellicott City than in Huntsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ellicott City had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Huntsville
 Huntsville, ALEllicott City, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,752  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor470  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.6%1.5%
Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  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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