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Matthews, NC vs Eldersburg, MD

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- Eldersburg spends 22.7% more per student than Matthews.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.4% lower in Eldersburg than in Matthews. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Eldersburg had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Matthews
 Matthews, NCEldersburg, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,479$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5254573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Matthews    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Matthews is a suburb of Charlotte. It's big advantage over Charlotte is that you are on the edge of the rural areas, and it is safer. Don't expect to save any on taxes  More

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Over 19 years ago

Is there segragation in  More

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Reviews for Eldersburg    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Ive lived here most of my life and Im beyond over it. If your a caucasian, amateur, obsessed with overaccomplishment and materialism....You will fit right in. Im on a  More

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Over 13 years ago

Eldersburg and Sykesville Maryland are 2 cities whose names are fairly interchangeable. I've lived in many places all over MD and have to say that these are by far the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I comute 1 hour for work and these people are in a race to get everywhere. The majority of people are high strung and unstable. The cities all around are filled with  More

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