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Saratoga Springs, NY vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 37.3% less per student than Saratoga Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% higher in Columbia than in Saratoga Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Saratoga Springs
 Saratoga Springs, NYColumbia, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,880  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Saratoga Springs    22 Reviews

I grew up in Saratoga and moved out in my late 20’s. I only live about 20 minutes from there now, so I go there sometimes. Downtown Saratoga is very nice. Broadway, the  More

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Over 6 years ago

I came from buffalo New York home of the chicken wings and forgot my phone in the uber the people at the concert were very nice they let me and my friend and I leave and  More

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Saratoga springs is one of the safest cities to live in. You don't really have to worry about getting shot, mugged, assaulted (Those things do happen, but no where near  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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