2025 Compare Cities Education:
Olney, MD vs Bear, DE

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- Bear spends 1.2% more per student than Olney.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% higher in Bear than in Olney. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bear had 11.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olney
 Olney, MDBear, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,973$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,697  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11044573
 Students per Counselor292  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Olney    5 Reviews

Been here since 2015. Peaceful and lots of green space for natural beauty. Convenient to given the shopping village with all that is needed. I must express  More

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In 1957 my parents almost bought a house with a stable for two horses. When the deal went south, I came close to divorcing my parents! Forty years later, my wife and I  More

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Over 13 years ago

Olney Theater is very good for small  More

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Reviews for Bear    3 Reviews

I have lived in Bear Delaware for about 15 years and absolutely love it! Lums Pond State Park Area/Bear/Newark/Glasgow are wonderful. You have everything you could  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Wilmington, Newark, New Castle, Bear, and Oogletown Delaware. From 1990 to 2004. I honestly do not have anything favorable to say about Delaware, and  More

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Over 15 years ago

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