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Severna Park, MD vs Mount Vernon, WA

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- Mount Vernon spends 2.2% more per student than Severna Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.4% higher in Mount Vernon than in Severna Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Vernon had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Severna Park
 Severna Park, MDMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,071$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,577  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,303$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17094573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.57.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Severna Park    2 Reviews

Severna Park High School is one of the best in Anne Arundel County. It has high quality academic and extra-curricular  More

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Over 19 years ago

Welcome to a homogenous, upper middle class community, where athletics is prized above all else. High cost of living, with median home in the 500K range. There are no  More

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Reviews for Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I'm sure it has its flaws, but what stands with me is that everyone whom i meet here is *so polite!* .. People smile and wave you through in traffic. They speak to you  More

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Over 10 years ago

Very little available on starter home price  More

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Over 11 years ago

It rains here a lot. We joke that when the forecast says a 50% chance of rain that it will rain 50% of the day. However, when the sun shines it is beautiful. It is  More

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