2025 Compare Cities Education:
College Park, MD vs Columbus, GA

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 33.1% less per student than College Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.8% higher in Columbus than in College Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to College Park
 College Park, MDColumbus, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,775$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,913  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,958$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor338  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for College Park    1 Reviews

There are a lot of options for students who want to live near campus. Closer to campus is definitely the most expensive area, around 800-1200 per month. There are a lot  More

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Reviews for Columbus    9 Reviews

I have lived here for 6.5 years. In-town is cute with nice restaurants and sometimes music. It hasn’t realized it’s full potential though. Houses are still reasonably  More

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no,nonono NEVER MOVE HERE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. as someone who is almost out of highschool and i can finally go to my homecountry after 10 years of begging to move, never  More

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This once beautiful and safe town is now crime ridden and trashy courtesy of Theresa Tomlinson’s 2 terms as mayor. Even if you live in the north end you are no longer  More

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