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Springfield, OH vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 12.6% more per student than Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.3% lower in Columbia than in Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 10.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Springfield
 Springfield, OHColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,967  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor374  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Springfield    7 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Springfield’s housing is cheap, because a great deal of the homes are dilapidated. There are many blocks which have two or three out of five houses that are boarded up.  More

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Over 8 years ago

The city survives off government grants and historical tourism. Very depressed atmosphere. The employment starting pay is 10 - 12.00 dollars an hour. The temp service  More

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Over 14 years ago

Being able to afford something in Springfield is pretty much a no-brainer. It kinda has to be however because the economy, while recessed everywhere else, is rather  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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