2024 Compare Cities Education:
Henderson, NV vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 56.4% more per student than Henderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.6% lower in Columbia than in Henderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Henderson
 Henderson, NVColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,456$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,498$16,615$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,642$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.9313.4616.23
 Students per Librarian7283634573
 Students per Counselor450331530
 Grade School Educ.2.1%2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.9%95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%14.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.4%5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%62.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.2%23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%4.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Henderson    53 Reviews

Lived here for 3 long years. Besides the laziest people in this pathetic work force, the wind in pretty constant all year. 40 mph is not unusual. Due to the lack of  More

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I grew up in this fast growing town and it feels like home. When my family first moved here in 2003, there was empty land and not a lot of people, but now it feels like  More

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We currently live in Henderson and I am less than impressed. We moved here from Washington State, so we're used to really friendly people and courteous drivers. People  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 4 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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