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Clarence Center, NY vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 23.5% less per student than Clarence Center.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.0% higher in Columbia than in Clarence Center. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Clarence Center
 Clarence Center, NYColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,132  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Clarence Center    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Clarence Center is one of the best towns to live in WNY. Living in WNY is itself quite another question, though. The schools are excellent, the taxes lower than many  More

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Over 16 years ago

The schools here are top rated. We have a very warm and caring community. It is small a great place to  More

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Clarence is one of the fastest growing communities in Western NY. In 2005, Clarence grew by 7.9%. WHile other areas in Western NY declined. Clarence offers quality of  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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