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Columbia, MD vs Silverdale, WA

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Highlights
- Silverdale spends 1.3% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.4% higher in Silverdale than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Silverdale had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MDSilverdale, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,675$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,615  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8354573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Silverdale    5 Reviews

I'm impressed by Silverdale industry. So many businesses! You can find just about anything you need in only a 2 mile radius. It's impressive that they fit so well and  More

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Lots of box stores, no real character or culture, rains a lot, skies are usually grey like the rest of the Puget Sound. Does have a good  More

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Last fall my husband and I visited the state of Washington to check out ideas for retirement locations...we fell in love with both Silverdale and Whidby Island. We  More

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