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Amherst, OH vs Columbus, OH

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 5.9% more per student than Amherst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.3% higher in Columbus than in Amherst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 7.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Amherst

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 Amherst, OHColumbus, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,914$16,851$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,052$13,310$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,324$7,973$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.6517.716.23
 Students per Librarian7306944573
 Students per Counselor368388530
 Grade School Educ.0.5%3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%20.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.4%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.3%37.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.9%10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.5%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Amherst    1 Reviews

You can go for a walk at 3 am and be safe. Its the type of town you can leave your car doors unlocked.No crime.Really good schools. Its a typical American quaint  More

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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 2 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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ZIPS IN AMHERST, OHIO
44001
ZIPS IN COLUMBUS, OHIO
43228, 43229, 43207, 43232, 43224, 43204, 43235, 43110, 43201, 43219, 31 total

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