2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bend, OR vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 10.6% less per student than Bend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.0% lower in Columbia than in Bend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 0.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bend
 Bend, ORColumbia, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,841  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  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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