2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbia, MD vs Danbury, CT

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Highlights
- Danbury spends 28.3% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% lower in Danbury than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Danbury had 12.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MDDanbury, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,615  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,792$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5064573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Danbury    17 Reviews

If you are looking for a city, that you still get to New York City from, Danbury, with its funky, unique homes, vibrant foodie scene, super hip downtown library,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Most folks can't afford to retire to  More

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Over 12 years ago

It is very hard to make ends meet unless you are in the upper class. Growing up we had the best place to live. A great Town. Now we are a city that is being taken over  More

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