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Columbia, MO vs Cedar Key, FL

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- Cedar Key spends 28.5% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.9% higher in Cedar Key than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cedar Key had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MOCedar Key, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,182$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,303  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,203$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor260  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Cedar Key    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

We live in a small, friendly little fishing town. The friendliness of the people is it's best quality. The best place to meet everyone is at the post office about 11AM  More

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