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Columbus, MS vs Waltham, MA

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Highlights
- Waltham spends 118.0% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.2% lower in Waltham than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waltham had 9.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus

Education
 Columbus, MSWaltham, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,806$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,214$19,196$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,722$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.9811.9916.23
 Students per Librarian5393544573
 Students per Counselor323331530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.3%3.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.84.7%92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%11.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.4%55.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.6%19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%3.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Columbus    8 Reviews

Born and rased in Columbus, MS and I love MY City!!! Shopping is not as good as larger cities but you can find some Great shopping places for good prices. Dinning... We  More

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Over 13 years ago

I've lived in Columbus for a little while, having moved from a larger metro. If not for the lack of quality entertainment, the low general quality of people, the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I had the misfortunate of being born in Columbus,MS. I hated it my whole life and couldn't wait to get out of it. I left as soon as I was old enough to get married. I  More

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Reviews for Waltham    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

My husband and I moved from west of Worcester to Waltham a few months ago and are really enjoying life here. We're situated in an apartment close to Moody Street and  More

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Waltham is home to two well respected colleges/universities: Bentley and Brandeis. That, however, is not all. For within half an hour or so, by commuter train or car,  More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI
39702 39705 39701
ZIPS IN WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
02453 02451 02452

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