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Bristol, CT vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 28.5% less per student than Bristol.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% higher in Columbia than in Bristol. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bristol
 Bristol, CTColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,830  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Bristol    4 Reviews

I moved to Bristol in 2003 to purchase a mid-size one family home. Bristol has a great deal of history to it...from clock making (we have the American Clock Museum), a  More

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I was born and raised in NJ, and spent many years living on Long Island, as well as living in upstate NY and other areas in CT. Bristol CT is by far the worst place I  More

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Over 16 years ago

Bristol, in a way can be deceiving. The schools in Bristol seem to be pretty decent, and it also features a park for children and their parents. In addition, it  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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