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Whitefish, MT vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 31.5% more per student than Whitefish.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.2% lower in Columbia than in Whitefish. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Whitefish
 Whitefish, MTColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor337  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Whitefish    3 Reviews

I love Whitefish! While I love Whitefish, I worry about the future. Whitefish has been a wonderful place to live for years. People are friendly & you know everyone.   More

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Whitefish is a resort town with a resort tax, cleaner and better managed that neighboring Kalispell, but also more expensive to live in. Still, if you're from a more  More

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Over 16 years ago

Whitefish is a small resort town, close to Glacier National Park. Lots of activities in summer and winter. A great place for kids. The schools are great too.   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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