2025 Compare Cities Education:
Clarendon Hills, IL vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 35.3% less per student than Clarendon Hills.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% lower in Columbia than in Clarendon Hills. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Clarendon Hills
 Clarendon Hills, ILColumbia, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,682  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor535  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.75.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Clarendon Hills    3 Reviews

As a long-time resident of Clarendon Hills, I can't help but think the best of this wonderful town. It's truly a safe haven where families thrive and kids grow up with  More

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Over 17 years ago

The people who life here are very friendly. Easy for a new person to make  More

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You can walk to the commuter train with you kids and wave goodbye to them while you pick up a Starbucks. On the way home you can stroll over to Little League or in  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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