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Columbus, OH vs Chevy Chase, MD

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Highlights
- Chevy Chase spends 17.1% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.0% lower in Chevy Chase than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chevy Chase had 9.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, OHChevy Chase, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,310  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock12.3%1.5%
Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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Reviews for Chevy Chase    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Overall an nice place to live if you don't mind bad traffic. Though Chevy Chase is a close-in suburb, traffic can make traveling short distances by car very taxing.   More

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Over 17 years ago

Chevy Chase is great because it offers neighborhoods and parks and is only about 5 miles from the center of DC. While it looks like a quiet place, the pace of life is  More

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Over 18 years ago

CC MD -- great schools, neighborhoods, highly community active -- the state and county does a great job on services. But the identity is to Wash, DC. This is a place  More

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