2025 Compare Cities Education:
Crofton, MD vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 1.3% more per student than Crofton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% lower in Columbia than in Crofton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Crofton
 Crofton, MDColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,577  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Crofton    9 Reviews

My husband and I moved to Crofton in 2001 and loved it for years. Recently, there has been an influx of traffic, probably due to the new shopping centers and homes going  More

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Over 15 years ago

I like it  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have a lot of contact with people in Crofton and the word is out on this place. If you like police corruption and sleezy politics, this is the place for you. A 12  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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