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Roswell, GA vs Columbia, TN

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 39.7% less per student than Roswell.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.9% higher in Columbia than in Roswell. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Roswell

Education
 Roswell, GAColumbia, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,267$9,801$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,100$9,088$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,086$5,478$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.815.316.23
 Students per Librarian5704874573
 Students per Counselor397425530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.6%89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.1%24.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.9%10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.9%20.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.8%4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.1%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Roswell    16 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I just moved here from out of state was excited because the area is beautiful, beautiful homes, parks, and schools have great ratings. Everyone seems nice when we are  More

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Over 7 years ago

While the public schools are good, they are constantly being under-funded and classroom sizes are increasing. You can get a decent home for the money here, but the area  More

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Over 7 years ago

We recently relocated (cross country) to Roswell, GA, and our family could not have found a better place. This is a family friendly town, with an abundance of activities  More

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Reviews for Columbia    7 Reviews

I was disturbed when I say old comments on this page. I recently moved to Columbia, TN. I saw associations with crime and other things that do not reflect what is by far  More

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Over 15 years ago

The jobs in Columbia, Tennessee are scarce in comparison to cities. It has been that way since the '90's. In the 90's General Electric and other major companies left the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Small old fashioned city. Not very progressive. great weather adequate schools no job growth. reasonable housing costs close to Nashville very few  More

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ZIPS IN ROSWELL, GEORGIA
30075 30076
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38401

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