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Columbia City, IN vs Decatur, IN

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- Decatur spends 16.6% more per student than Columbia City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% lower in Decatur than in Columbia City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia City
 Columbia City, INDecatur, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,141$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,813  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,235$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3504573
 Students per Counselor761  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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Reviews for Columbia City    1 Reviews
Kimra  · Columbia City, IN
Sidney Indiana
Over 15 years ago

I amy trying to respond to your posting: My grandparents lived in the house across from the Sidney School. My grandfather was the head custodian. He had owned the  More

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Amanda · Decatur, IN
outlook not good
Over 17 years ago

Major life line factories in this town are laying off big time. I know the unemployment rate is much higher than listed, because hundreds of people are being laid off  More

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