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Chadds Ford township (Delaware County), PA vs Columbia, MD

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- Columbia spends 19.7% less per student than Chadds Ford township (Delaware County).
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% lower in Columbia than in Chadds Ford township (Delaware County). (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chadds Ford township (Delaware County)
 Chadds Ford township (Delaware County), PAColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Chadds Ford Township (Delaware County)    2 Reviews
Terrell · Chadds Ford, PA
Quality of Life
Over 18 years ago

Being a new resident, since 02/07 to Chadds Ford has shown me several things: 1. The public schools are Blue Ribbon and some of the best in the state. One day I found a  More

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Terrell · Chadds Ford, PA
Quality of Life
Over 18 years ago

Being a new resident, since 02/07 to Chadds Ford has shown me several things: 1. The public schools are Blue Ribbon and some of the best in the state. One day I found a  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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