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Columbus, OH vs Cedar Rapids, IA

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Highlights
- Cedar Rapids spends 4.6% less per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.9% lower in Cedar Rapids than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cedar Rapids had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus

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 Columbus, OHCedar Rapids, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,851$16,072$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,310$11,730$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,973$7,206$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.714.716.23
 Students per Librarian6944424573
 Students per Counselor388365530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%4.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.3%93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%22.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%32.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.0%7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%0.8%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Cedar Rapids    39 Reviews

My biggest gripe is the winter weather and more specifically the wind. The wind does not stop blowing the entire winter. It starts around November when NW winds start  More

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Over 3 years ago

Such a horrible place. The racism is too much. You cant even take a walk to the park without hearing a racial insult thrown at you. You cant even go to the store  More

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I grew up here, moved away, came back to raise my family and have been back since 1993. I love this city!!! There is SOOO much to do. There are 3-4 community theatre  More

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43228, 43229, 43207, 43232, 43224, 43204, 43235, 43110, 43201, 43219, 31 total
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