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Columbia, MD vs Bridgeton, NJ

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Highlights
- Bridgeton spends 32.2% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% lower in Bridgeton than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bridgeton had 26.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MDBridgeton, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,615  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,349$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14664573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%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 Bridgeton    4 Reviews

I like where I'm from , but as far as help in the community its self there's very little resources, this community is a who you know type of community .... there are no  More

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Over 10 years ago

I Was born in the neighboring city but raised in Bridgeton. Back then it was great place to live. The city was full of life and jobs. Everyone knew everyone and looked  More

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Over 15 years ago

I used to think the city officials were simply incompetent, I’ve since been proven wrong. They are simply corrupt. They pass local laws with the label of “cleaning up”  More

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