2024 Compare Cities Education:
Odenton, MD vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 1.3% more per student than Odenton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% lower in Columbia than in Odenton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Odenton
 Odenton, MDColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,686$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,577$16,615$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,256$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8313.4616.23
 Students per Librarian4273634573
 Students per Counselor324331530
 Grade School Educ.1.5%2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.4%2.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.1%95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%14.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.7%5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.7%62.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.20.1%23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%4.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Odenton    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

There was a recent survey that MD residents feel (in a majority) that the place is good for work, but for all the supposed attractions and things to do, they will likely  More

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Over 9 years ago

I like a lot of things about Maryland - the Chesapeake Bay, Annapolis, Ocean City and the Eastern Shore, but the state is getting too expensive to live in. Housing  More

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Over 16 years ago

I love that I can get the local paper and only see like 3 minor things in the Police Beat section!!! Great place for kids! Not as diverse as some areas - - -pretty much  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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