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Stafford Courthouse, VA vs Columbia, MD

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- Columbia spends 56.4% more per student than Stafford Courthouse.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% lower in Columbia than in Stafford Courthouse. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 8.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Stafford Courthouse
 Stafford Courthouse, VAColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,633  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor335  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Stafford Courthouse    2 Reviews

Stafford is more a county full of subdivisions than a place. It's a concept, a mailing address, a set of exits off I-95. To be honest, there's no there there. (By the  More

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Over 12 years ago

The community is a bedroom community for Washington DC and large percentage of people comment 1 to 1 1/2 hours each was to work. Commuting to Washington DC is your part  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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