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Georgetown, TX vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 42.0% more per student than Georgetown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in Columbia than in Georgetown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Georgetown
 Georgetown, TXColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Georgetown    17 Reviews

I grew up in old Georgetown (80’s kid here) and it was amazing. I left after high school (college) and lived near San Antonio for a couple years but always came back to  More

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One of the worst places I have ever had the misfortune to live. Quite expensive because of many hidden costs. The phoniest people I have ever met. They pretend Southern  More

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Over 10 years ago

Charming. Not too big and not too small. All conveniences within 5 minutes. Near major highways. Property tax is more reasonable than Travis County (Austin).  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 6 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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