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North Charleston, SC vs Ellicott City, MD

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- Ellicott City spends 5.4% less per student than North Charleston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% higher in Ellicott City than in North Charleston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ellicott City had 11.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to North Charleston
 North Charleston, SCEllicott City, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.6%1.5%
Reviews for North Charleston    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Truth in lending - I lived in North Charleston for 20+ years, but here's my fair assessment of an area I still consider my home. North Charleston has a great variety of  More

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I move to Charleston from Watertown NY, only move here because my husband wanted to be close to his parents, The heat is horrible, the majority of people are so rude and  More

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I recently relocated here from upstate New York. The crime is out of control at least in my personal opinion. There is a shooting/robbery/car-jacking on the news just  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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