2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbia, MO vs Cambridge, MA

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Highlights
- Cambridge spends 65.5% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% lower in Cambridge than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cambridge had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MOCambridge, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,303  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor260  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock15.1%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 Cambridge    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cambridge is a great place to live. It is rather expensive, but has great access to Boston, schools and hospitals. There is a lot of construction underway that can be  More

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Need info on test results on tap or drinking water quality, 02139 Green St area.  More

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Home to both Harvard and MIT, Cambridge is the cornerstone of higher education. Residents are very intelligent and open to new ideas.   More

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