2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbia, MD vs Aurora, IL

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Highlights
- Aurora spends 1.8% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.1% higher in Aurora than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aurora had 15.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MDAurora, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,615  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
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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Reviews for Aurora    18 Reviews

What a joke this city is. My friend's husband was shot in the head in this village (along with 4 others murdered). Their response was sub-par to say the least. Their  More

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Over 9 years ago

Seeking to relocate out of Aurora,  More

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Over 13 years ago

Winters too long,cold and snowy, i dread it more every year! Will retire out of here in a few  More

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