2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbia, MO vs San Diego, CA

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Highlights
- San Diego spends 14.9% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 77.1% higher in San Diego than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Diego had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MOSan Diego, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,303  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor260  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%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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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 San Diego    319 Reviews

I have lived in San Diego for more than half my life (I am 30) and love it. It has something for everyone and more from arts, to sporting events, and all cuisine is  More

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The only real knock again San Diego is the cost of living, but it is paradise compared to most cities of similar size. Those who complain about the traffic here or say  More

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I have lived in San Diego since 1968 and I am now almost 62 years old. I love San Diego, I really do. But it has become so crowded and so expensive over the years. It  More

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