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Shaker Heights, OH vs Ellicott City, MD

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- Ellicott City spends 11.2% less per student than Shaker Heights.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.0% lower in Ellicott City than in Shaker Heights. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ellicott City had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Shaker Heights
 Shaker Heights, OHEllicott City, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,425  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor462  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.6%1.5%
Reviews for Shaker Heights    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Shaker Heights has superb options for education, in both the public or private schools. The city libraries are excellent.   More

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A very diverse place to be, it mixes the rich with the poor, the good with the bad, the have's with the have nots. I have lived in the area for more than 30 years, even  More

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Over 14 years ago

Shaker Heights schools just aren't what they used to be. Parents could do much better elsewhere and save themselves a lot of money in the process since Shaker Heights  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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