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Columbia, MO vs Berkeley, CA

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Highlights
- Berkeley spends 24.9% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 69.0% higher in Berkeley than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Berkeley had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MOBerkeley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,303  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor260  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.8%1.5%
Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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