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Columbus, OH vs Colorado Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Colorado Springs spends 25.6% less per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.6% lower in Colorado Springs than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Colorado Springs had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus

Education
 Columbus, OHColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,851$12,529$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,310$10,295$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,973$5,663$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.717.0616.23
 Students per Librarian6946214573
 Students per Counselor388274530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.3%93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%24.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%40.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.0%12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%1.7%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 Colorado Springs    198 Reviews

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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I have been in COS on and off for a couple years, finally making the permanent move several months ago. I have lived in Philly, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Charlotte,  More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBUS, OHIO
43228, 43229, 43207, 43232, 43224, 43204, 43235, 43110, 43201, 43219, 31 total
ZIPS IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
80918, 80916, 80909, 80920, 80906, 80917, 80910, 80922, 80923, 80907, 21 total

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