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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Albion, IL vs Columbia, MD

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- Columbia spends 35.0% more per student than Albion.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.6% higher in Columbia than in Albion. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Albion
 Albion, ILColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,506  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor269  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Albion    2 Reviews
CARMELITA · Ogden, UT
Education
Over 11 years ago

I am a teacher and I'd like to learn  More

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Dennis · Albion, IL
Low Crime
Over 18 years ago

The city of Albion in Edwards County, Illinois is a rural community in southeast Illinois with verry little  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews
Honor · Ellicott City, MD
Nice community feel
Over 5 years ago

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

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Lei · Troy, NY
Like most things Not Like It Used to Be
Over 5 years ago

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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Trevor · Columbia, MD
Good parks, great schools, startling inequality
Over 7 years ago

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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