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Short Pump, VA vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 39.2% more per student than Short Pump.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% lower in Columbia than in Short Pump. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Short Pump
 Short Pump, VAColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,642  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Short Pump    1 Reviews

If you come here, be prepared to be looked down on by the "Socialites". Don't get me wrong, I am a life long Virginia native. But this area has some growing up to do.  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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