2025 Compare Cities Education:
Atlanta, GA vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 12.5% less per student than Atlanta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.3% lower in Columbia than in Atlanta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Atlanta
 Atlanta, GAColumbia, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Atlanta    318 Reviews

Lots of traffic near the airport at all times. Adds about 1.5 hrs to a 30 min commute. Great food and culture in downtown ATL area.  More

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Honestly the greater Atlanta area is the best place I've ever lived. There is so much diversity, delicious food, shopping, etc. The traffic really isn't that bad if you  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived just outside of Atlanta for 22 years and have spent a year deep within the hustle and bustle of the city. It's really NOT that bad. The crime really isn't  More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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