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Clemmons, NC vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 70.1% more per student than Clemmons.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.4% lower in Columbia than in Clemmons. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Clemmons
 Clemmons, NCColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,824  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  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.50.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Clemmons    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Interested in relocating to the Clemmons/Winston Salem area from Virginia. Any advice? My husband and I are empty-nesters, and we are looking for a small town feel but  More

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Over 9 years ago

We are considering a move to the Clemmons area and wanted to know how accepting the community is of newcomers. We are looking for a small town where people look out for  More

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Over 19 years ago

We too are considering a move to Clemmons and would love to hear from residents, their thoughts about the city and raising a  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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