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Columbia, TN vs Alameda, CA

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Highlights
- Alameda spends 81.5% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.2% higher in Alameda than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alameda had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, TNAlameda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,088  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor425  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Columbia    7 Reviews

I was disturbed when I say old comments on this page. I recently moved to Columbia, TN. I saw associations with crime and other things that do not reflect what is by far  More

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Over 16 years ago

The jobs in Columbia, Tennessee are scarce in comparison to cities. It has been that way since the '90's. In the 90's General Electric and other major companies left the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Small old fashioned city. Not very progressive. great weather adequate schools no job growth. reasonable housing costs close to Nashville very few  More

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Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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