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Columbia, MD vs Moorpark, CA

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Highlights
- Moorpark spends 20.4% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 78.5% higher in Moorpark than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Moorpark had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MDMoorpark, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,615  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Moorpark    8 Reviews

First the Pro's. This is a very, very beautiful little town. Smiling, friendly people, extremely safe and a great place to raise children. Great weather even nestled  More

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Over 13 years ago

1:00PM , prevailing on shore breeze's keep the temps. very nice in Moorpark. The farther east (towards Los Angeles) the warmer/ hotter, it gets. Sept. thru October  More

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Over 16 years ago

Nice, but very conservative and  More

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