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Altamonte Springs, FL vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 43.6% more per student than Altamonte Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.1% lower in Columbia than in Altamonte Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Altamonte Springs
 Altamonte Springs, FLColumbia, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,661  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor517  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Altamonte Springs    9 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I have been living here for about 4 months, nice city, traffic is not too bad, unless u get close to Orlando, love the weather, hot but always refreshing air, lots of  More

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The overall crime rate in Altamonte Springs is 20% higher than than the national  More

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Life here, as a retiree, is wonderful -- close to SO MANY Florida attractions -- parks, lakes, shopping galore, and, of course, all of the Disney parks and  More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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