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Celebration, FL vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 72.0% more per student than Celebration.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.1% lower in Columbia than in Celebration. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Celebration
 Celebration, FLColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,872  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.12  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Celebration    4 Reviews

Heather · 
Over 7 years ago

I was really excited about the potential of moving to Celebration before I moved to the area. Previously, I had lived in the Orlando area for over three years and left.  More

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When visiting the Orlando area on our vacation we always ensure we visit the town of Celebration. It is peaceful, clean and has a good range of shops selling unique  More

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I have to agree about the schools. Celebration school is kept up well just like the community but the education system is less than perfect. They did have an  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 6 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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