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2025 Compare Cities Education:
West Springfield, VA vs Columbia, MD

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- Columbia spends 1.9% more per student than West Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% lower in Columbia than in West Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Springfield
 West Springfield, VAColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
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Reviews for West Springfield    2 Reviews
Michele · Springfield, VA
Great place to live & work
Over 18 years ago

I've lived in NoVA since 1998 and in West Springfield since 2001 and really love it here. It IS very expensive, no denying that, but the jobs are plentiful and salaries  More

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steve · Springfield, VA
Expensive place to live
Over 19 years ago

West Springfield, Virginia is a suburb of Washington DC. It is 14 miles from Washington DC. Most of the jobs here are high paying white color jobs. Accordingly, the  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews
Honor · Ellicott City, MD
Nice community feel
Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Lei · Troy, NY
Like most things Not Like It Used to Be
Over 5 years ago

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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Trevor · Columbia, MD
Good parks, great schools, startling inequality
Over 7 years ago

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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