2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kettering, OH vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 9.0% more per student than Kettering.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.9% lower in Columbia than in Kettering. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kettering
 Kettering, OHColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,613  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor446  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Kettering    2 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

I have lived in Kettering for 25 years and, sadly, am strongly considering leaving. It used to be a wonderful place to live, but while shopping is convenient, crime is  More

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Over 19 years ago

Not a bad, small suburb of a mid-sized city(Dayton). Good cultural with a city-owned outdoor performance area that attracts national names on summer tours. Good  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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