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Columbia, MD vs Williamsburg, VA

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Highlights
- Williamsburg spends 26.2% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% higher in Williamsburg than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Williamsburg had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia

Education
 Columbia, MDWilliamsburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,912$13,215$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,615$12,577$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,381$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4614.8516.23
 Students per Librarian3636164573
 Students per Counselor331258530
 Grade School Educ.2.8%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%4.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.2%93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%14.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.7%8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.8%50.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.23.4%13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.7%5.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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Reviews for Williamsburg    15 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Well I guess I'm late to the posts but maybe someone new will want info. I have lived here for 18 years. Growing up in CA. Way different. In response to other posts,  More

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It is much higher than reported. Police cover up for the wealthy or well connected. Rapists are released from jail by the judges right after conviction. Police are  More

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As a Northerner and a person of color, I found this area to be the worst place I've lived (I have lived up and down the East Coast). This town is not diverse and in  More

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21044 21045 21046 21029
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