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Columbus, OH vs Indianapolis, IN

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Highlights
- Indianapolis spends 13.9% less per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% higher in Indianapolis than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Indianapolis had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus

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 Columbus, OHIndianapolis, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,851$14,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,310$11,754$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,973$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.717.7116.23
 Students per Librarian6949314573
 Students per Counselor388613530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.3%86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%32.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.0%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%1.2%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 Indianapolis    153 Reviews

No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Over 3 years ago

Housing is overpriced unless you want to live in a **** hole with cockroaches, mold, cars broken into. There's way too many potholes. Theres a deadly shooting everyday.  More

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