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Aiea, HI vs Columbia, MD

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- Columbia spends 0.9% more per student than Aiea.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.5% lower in Columbia than in Aiea. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Aiea
 Aiea, HIColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,564  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Aiea    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

A million things to do and all within driving distance, with a bit of traffic you can get to anywhere in about 2 hours during high traffic days and 30 min during non  More

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Over 13 years ago

I was born and raised in Hawai'i. Having traveled to and lived in many other large US cities, there is nothing quite like living in Hawai'i. Sure the cost of living is  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 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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