2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cartersville, GA vs Columbus, OH

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 42.4% more per student than Cartersville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.6% higher in Columbus than in Cartersville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cartersville
 Cartersville, GAColumbus, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,851$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,015  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,973$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6944573
 Students per Counselor421  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Cartersville    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

The one important thing i didn't know when moving to Cartersville 11 years ago is the coal plant on the west side of town. The town smells of sulfur and chemicals. Only  More

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Over 13 years ago

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Over 14 years ago

My city is small, friendly and cheap. There is a lot to do here. There is the new Tellus museum, local art and cultural museums. You're not too far from Tennessee,  More

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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 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 3 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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