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Columbia, MO vs Willard, MO

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Highlights
- Willard spends 12.1% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% higher in Willard than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Willard had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MOWillard, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,517$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,303  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,625$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7124573
 Students per Counselor260  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%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 Willard    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived here for 1 year and I love it. It is such a great small town to live in. People are so friendly and nice. The post office has the nicest people working there.  More

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Over 18 years ago

in response to Allison's comments......I have lived in several states from Southern CA, to Atlanta,GA, Orlando,FL and Nashville,TN to name a few and I have found it hard  More

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Dont listen to the other commets, Willard had now a Mc Donalds, and is looking at finding more. Willard is a huge place to find land. That will be developed very soon.  More

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