2025 Compare Cities Education:
Christiansburg, VA vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 15.6% more per student than Christiansburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in Columbia than in Christiansburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Christiansburg
 Christiansburg, VAColumbia, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,142  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor285  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Christiansburg    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I am a 30 year resident of Christiansburg. The cost of living is low here overall. Crime rate is low, weather is moderate with four true seasons. Blacksburg costs more  More

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Over 16 years ago

Virginia Tech is 7 miles down the road and a great place to educate and join the Hokie  More

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I have lived in Christiansburg for two years. I have found it to be a very nice place to live. Many community activities, low crime, nice neighborhoods. A very community  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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