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Columbus, OH vs Springfield, OH

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Highlights
- Springfield spends 5.6% less per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.3% lower in Springfield than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Springfield had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus

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 Columbus, OHSpringfield, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,851$15,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,310$11,967$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,973$7,268$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.717.1116.23
 Students per Librarian6946034573
 Students per Counselor388374530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%10.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.3%85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%23.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%15.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.0%3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%0.5%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 Springfield    7 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Springfield’s housing is cheap, because a great deal of the homes are dilapidated. There are many blocks which have two or three out of five houses that are boarded up.  More

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Over 7 years ago

The city survives off government grants and historical tourism. Very depressed atmosphere. The employment starting pay is 10 - 12.00 dollars an hour. The temp service  More

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Over 13 years ago

Being able to afford something in Springfield is pretty much a no-brainer. It kinda has to be however because the economy, while recessed everywhere else, is rather  More

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