2025 Compare Cities Education:
Parkville, MD vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 15.9% less per student than Parkville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% lower in Columbia than in Parkville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 3.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Parkville
 Parkville, MDColumbia, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,996  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Parkville    4 Reviews

When we first moved to Parkville it was a nice working class area. Then with section 8 put in our neighborhood it turned it into a crime ridden dump. The people are  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Parkville for 6 years and I have no complaints. I live in a duplex in the city and feel safe. The homes in my neighborhood are well maintained. I  More

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Over 18 years ago

baltimore is a dirty, crime filled city. the only thing really going for it is that there is a lot to do. it's dirty, mostly expensive, most people aren't that friendly  More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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