2025 Compare Cities Education:
Scranton, PA vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 9.7% more per student than Scranton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% lower in Columbia than in Scranton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Scranton
 Scranton, PAColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,038  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Scranton    20 Reviews

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  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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