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Columbia, MD vs Palmdale, CA

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Highlights
- Palmdale spends 2.7% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 62.4% higher in Palmdale than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palmdale had 19.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MDPalmdale, 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.  Unlock11.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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