2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbia, MD vs Detroit, MI

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Highlights
- Detroit spends 23.1% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.8% higher in Detroit than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Detroit had 13.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MDDetroit, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,615  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Have lived in the area for over a year (suburb of Grosse Pointe), but I work in downtown Detroit. I'm amazed at how cool this city is. So much to do and see, tat we  More

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Spent some time in the city but lived in multiple suburban areas in the metro area. I lived in Farmington Hills, Novi, Birmingham, and Rochester. Really, all were great.  More

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Cold, unfriendly, envious people within the city limits. The unfriendliness can turn into aggression and sometimes even bullying. Crabs in a barrel reside here and the  More

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