2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pleasantville, NJ vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 26.6% less per student than Pleasantville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.9% higher in Columbia than in Pleasantville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 28.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pleasantville
 Pleasantville, NJColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,845  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.23  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor307  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.17.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Pleasantville    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Ive been in New Jersey all my life its been so good to me but it's now come to all the crime and the way of life has deminished over the past few years and it's time for  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pleasantville is right outside of Atlantic City. The area overall is comfortable. The cost of living is pretty high. The weather is pretty good. Crime is an issue but  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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