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Cincinnati, OH vs Columbus, OH

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 1.0% less per student than Cincinnati.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% lower in Columbus than in Cincinnati. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cincinnati

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 Cincinnati, OHColumbus, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,025$16,851$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,237$13,310$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,825$7,973$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.5217.716.23
 Students per Librarian9416944573
 Students per Counselor394388530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.6%90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%20.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%37.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.0%10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Cincinnati    113 Reviews

A native buckeye, I currently split my time between Cincinnati and Charleston, SC. We were considering leaving Cincinnati, but after reviewing other cities, I think  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lived in Cinti. and on UC faculty for over 40 years. The best move of my life is to have retired and left Cinti. for Tucson. In academics OSU far outranks UC and the  More

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What Bert has to say is a bit dated. The downtown area has made a great comeback over the past 10-15 years with Over the Rhine once being ranked America’s most dangerous  More

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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 1 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 2 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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ZIPS IN CINCINNATI, OHIO
45211, 45224, 45237, 45205, 45208, 45227, 45219, 45220, 45202, 45229, 22 total
ZIPS IN COLUMBUS, OHIO
43228, 43229, 43207, 43232, 43224, 43204, 43235, 43110, 43201, 43219, 31 total

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