2024 Compare Cities Education:
Columbus, GA vs St. Marys, GA

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Highlights
- St. Marys spends 1.6% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.4% lower in St. Marys than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Marys had 6.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, GASt. Marys, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,775$11,968$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,404$10,332$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,958$6,438$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9714.7616.23
 Students per Librarian6023444573
 Students per Counselor388423530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.4%94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%34.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.1%9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.6%24.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.1%6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Columbus    9 Reviews

I have lived here for 6.5 years. In-town is cute with nice restaurants and sometimes music. It hasn’t realized it’s full potential though. Houses are still reasonably  More

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no,nonono NEVER MOVE HERE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. as someone who is almost out of highschool and i can finally go to my homecountry after 10 years of begging to move, never  More

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This once beautiful and safe town is now crime ridden and trashy courtesy of Theresa Tomlinson’s 2 terms as mayor. Even if you live in the north end you are no longer  More

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Reviews for St. Marys    12 Reviews

I'm not the type to sugarcoat reviews, I call it as I see it. So here goes. I will admit that St. Marys embraces that small town mentality. They do have regular  More

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You have to know what you want. Don't expect St Marys to be something it's not. If you want traffic and congestion, don't move here. It was a small town that  More

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This sweet little town is just what my family was looking for — a quiet place adjacent to the marshes, river and seashore. It’s affordable and safe, without the traffic  More

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