2025 Compare Cities Education:
Clarksville, TN vs Columbia, NC

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 57.4% more per student than Clarksville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.4% lower in Columbia than in Clarksville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 19.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Clarksville
 Clarksville, TNColumbia, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,038$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,327  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,392$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Clarksville    37 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I am 33 and have lived here all my life. It used to only be thought if as a small military town. Now things have changed. Clarksville has grown so much in the past 10  More

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Clarksville is a great place to live, it can be peaceful as you want it to be but it also has all the shopping you need. If you want high-end stores or fancier places to  More

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High crime rate Judge mental people Horrible weather Worst  More

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Reviews for Columbia    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

My Husband is getting PCS to Ft. Jackson.. Can anyone tell me some good neighborhoods around there. Also the names of good  More

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