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Edmonds, WA vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 19.6% less per student than Edmonds.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.4% lower in Columbia than in Edmonds. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Edmonds
 Edmonds, WAColumbia, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor420  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Edmonds    11 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Please let me hear from people ages 60 and up who live in Edmonds and what it is like. Going to move next year to be nearer my son.   More

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Over 13 years ago

As many of you know, the Northwest is known for its quality of life and is indeed a great place to live. I'm a Seattle area native who grew up here and also lived in  More

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Over 13 years ago

Edmonds, WA is one of the best suburbs to live in if you are looking to work in Seattle. It used to be a short 20 minute commute downtown when I was growing up (the  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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