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Columbia, MO vs Palm Coast, FL

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Highlights
- Palm Coast spends 26.8% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 49.4% higher in Palm Coast than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palm Coast had 3.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MOPalm Coast, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,424$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,303  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,281$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7934573
 Students per Counselor260  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Palm Coast    34 Reviews

I actually debated writing a review, when places like Palm Coast are discovered it becomes over populated. That said, it’s selfish to keep it a secret, some people need  More

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Over 6 years ago

Not really a review but a question. My husband and I will be moving to the Palm Coast area soon. Work from home and need to find a 2 bed house/townhouse to rent  More

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Over 7 years ago

Palm Coast is in between Daytona and St Aug --- both of which are much better cities than Palm Coast. This town is your typical retail FL town, with a small stretch of  More

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