2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbia, MO vs Dallas, OR

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Highlights
- Dallas spends 4.2% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.8% higher in Dallas than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dallas had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MODallas, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,643$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,303  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,383$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6594573
 Students per Counselor260  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
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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Reviews for Dallas    8 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I have never had such hateful terrible people for neighbors like those at Ceres Gleann. The HOA here acts like a Supreme Court with a bunch of old geezers and hags who  More

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Over 11 years ago

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Over 14 years ago

Dallas has a VERY mild climate- never gets too hot, and it never gets too cold. It is always green and beautiful. Sometimes I get bored and want more EXTREME weather.   More

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