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Columbia, MO vs Glen Allen, VA

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Highlights
- Glen Allen spends 9.6% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.1% higher in Glen Allen than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Glen Allen had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MOGlen Allen, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,871$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,303  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,489$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6674573
 Students per Counselor260  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Glen Allen    6 Reviews

Regardless of what review you read, no matter how much money you will save, it really does not count when you know that Virginia (a Commonwealth) believes they can stomp  More

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Over 15 years ago

Glen Allen is a wonderful city to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

we have lived here for almost 24 years and found the area to be a great place to live in general and to raiser the family. there are many things to do withon 20 miles  More

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