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Columbia, MO vs Spanish Fork, UT

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- Spanish Fork spends 30.9% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 91.0% higher in Spanish Fork than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spanish Fork had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MOSpanish Fork, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,835$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,303  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,859$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32934573
 Students per Counselor260  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Spanish Fork    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

we have lived here for 8 years no and love it.  More

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Spanish Fork is a pretty town with folks who really take time to help you to feel like this is home. Lots of nice shops and very affordable housing. The way of life is a  More

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Over 13 years ago

Cold in the winter, hot in the summer. No  More

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