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Winter Park, FL vs Columbia, MD

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- Columbia spends 41.0% more per student than Winter Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.1% lower in Columbia than in Winter Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Winter Park
 Winter Park, FLColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,437  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Winter Park    9 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I think Winter Park is ideally suited for families and couples, and individuals. It is a beautiful part of Central Florida. There is almost no crime, and it is  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived in the city for 5 years and certainly, I ??it! Polite people, great schools, nice & very pacific oriented entertainment, family  More

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Over 15 years ago

near park  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 6 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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