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Matthews, NC vs Ellicott City, MD

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- Ellicott City spends 42.0% more per student than Matthews.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.0% lower in Ellicott City than in Matthews. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ellicott City had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Matthews
 Matthews, NCEllicott City, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,703  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.6%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 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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