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Oxford, MS vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 3.6% more per student than Oxford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% lower in Columbia than in Oxford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oxford
 Oxford, MSColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,795  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor430  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Oxford    5 Reviews

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Over 5 years ago

While I know this isn’t a review, I am looking for some local insight! I am recent college graduate and looking for a fresh start to my career. I have lived in Chicago  More

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Over 18 years ago

We relocated to Oxford, MS from the Memphis, TN area. There are so many great things to say about Oxford but the low crime rate is at the top of the list! Coming from  More

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Over 19 years ago

It's not to say there is zero crime - but it's unlikely that could be said about any community. You might say it's definitely a secondary consideration in  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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