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Columbia, MD vs Sanford, FL

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Highlights
- Sanford spends 44.7% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.9% higher in Sanford than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sanford had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MDSanford, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,615  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,272$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock66734573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Sanford    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

we are looking for a place that except a dog she 11 years old fixed, we are on social se curity we get about 1600 a month I am 59 and my husband is 52 years of age  More

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Over 14 years ago

A little southern town with some bad areas and not too much variety in culture besides white and black. Not too close to orlando, lots of outdoor activities, and overall  More

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You need to check exactly where in 32773 a house is located as the properties on the edge of the zip or more like 32746 Lake Mary. All services and shopping tends to be  More

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