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Columbia, MO vs Oneonta, NY

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Highlights
- Oneonta spends 107.4% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.7% lower in Oneonta than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oneonta had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MOOneonta, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,530$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,303  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,378$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4504573
 Students per Counselor260  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%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 Oneonta    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

We have lived here for five years, and are looking to move. The town is fairly conservative and ethnically monotone. In fact, there is a history of racial  More

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Our family has lived in Oneonta for the past 14 years. It is great! Oneonta is safe, friendly, active and serene. The hills will grab you and keep you. Whikle not NYC it  More

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Over 16 years ago

Well oneonta sucks, if it were not for the colleges, it would dry up. the cops suck, they are not trained the way they should be. down town is a ghost town all closed  More

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