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Surfside Beach, SC vs Ellenton, FL

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- Ellenton spends 3.4% less per student than Surfside Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.5% higher in Ellenton than in Surfside Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ellenton had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Surfside Beach
 Surfside Beach, SCEllenton, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,076$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,111  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,291$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9484573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Ellenton    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Ellenton is actually a postal address across the Manatee River from Bradenton. We are centrally located between Sarasota, St. Pete's and Tampa. Each is a 20-40 minute  More

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Over 20 years ago

Lovely small community On the Manatee River, 15 minutes from the  More

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