2025 Compare Cities Education:
Youngstown, OH vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 14.7% more per student than Youngstown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.9% lower in Columbia than in Youngstown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 12.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Youngstown
 Youngstown, OHColumbia, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,000  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,381$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor364  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%1.5%
Reviews for Youngstown    19 Reviews

I live in Youngstown my entire life now I am not happy how it's portrayed reputation viewed or thought of Iike many inner cities it has its unsavory spots and people  More

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Over 7 years ago

I've lived around Youngstown my entire life. I grew up in Boardman and now live in Struthers. It's not the best place to find work, but if you're willing to work 2 part  More

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I am in Girard, so just outside of Youngstown. I haven't spent any time in Youngstown proper, but Girard is lovely. I am loving having seasons, and the fact that  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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