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Columbia, MD vs Forks township (Northampton County), PA

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- Forks township (Northampton County) spends 13.8% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% higher in Forks township (Northampton County) than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Forks township (Northampton County) had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MDForks township (Northampton County), PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,387$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,615  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,616$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6034573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
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Honor · Ellicott City, MD
Nice community feel
Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Lei · Troy, NY
Like most things Not Like It Used to Be
Over 5 years ago

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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Trevor · Columbia, MD
Good parks, great schools, startling inequality
Over 7 years ago

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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