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Columbia, MD vs Salinas, CA

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Highlights
- Salinas spends 14.2% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 61.4% higher in Salinas than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salinas had 34.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MDSalinas, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,375$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,615  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,645$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock289524573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock26.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock62.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Salinas    15 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Sacred Heart School is a fine Catholic school in the heart of Salinas, Ca. Victoria Torcolini was principal of this PK-8 school from 2006-2009. Under her leadership, SHS  More

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Over 13 years ago

I Was born and raise in salinas. In 2006 my family moved to the central valley. I moved back to salinas in 2011. I moved back Because I got a better job in Carmel. I  More

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Salinas, California has some of the best weather in Central California. I love looking out at the mountain ranges that line the Salinas River Valley. It's a shame that  More

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