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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbia, MD vs Lake Success, NY

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- Lake Success spends 74.9% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% lower in Lake Success than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Success had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MDLake Success, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$31,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,615  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,368$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9794573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.8%1.5%
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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews
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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