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Columbia, MD vs Glendora, CA

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Highlights
- Glendora spends 2.7% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 62.4% higher in Glendora than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Glendora had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MDGlendora, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,615  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Glendora    3 Reviews

I call Glendora, CA the Mayberry of the greater LA area. It's nestled in near the San Gabriel Mts just on the edge of LA County. The crime rate for LA is extremely  More

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Over 18 years ago

Nice little down town area with quaint shops. Centrally located to everything else in  More

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Over 19 years ago

Glendora is a slice of small town America in the L.A. area, a lovely suburban refuge, especially in the northern section of town. My wife and I moved there in the late  More

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