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Columbia, MO vs Gillette, WY

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Highlights
- Gillette spends 22.9% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% higher in Gillette than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gillette had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MOGillette, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,500$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,303  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,876$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2354573
 Students per Counselor260  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Gillette    6 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Not sure why the people relying to the negative comments with positive comments don't make their own reviews. Gillette has the same problems that similarly-sized towns  More

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Over 4 years ago

You have to be a complete jerk to live here. These people are total losers. never been In a town where it's ok to steal and lie. the city tries to steal. Had a way too  More

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I've lived here several times - adding up to around 37 of my 45 years - and I can't wait to leave. As soon as my youngest graduates from high school I am out of here.  More

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