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Daphne, AL vs Columbia, MO

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- Columbia spends 9.7% more per student than Daphne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.9% lower in Columbia than in Daphne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Daphne
 Daphne, ALColumbia, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,640  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Daphne    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Beautiful area, but many residents are not friendly to newcomers. Get your new license plate as soon as possible, otherwise you will stick out like a sore thumb and be  More

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Over 11 years ago

Wonderful place to live.   More

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Over 18 years ago

If you are looking for peace and quiet with shopping and beaches conviently located, then Daphne is the city for you!! chanel  More

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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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