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Columbia, MO vs Ypsilanti, MI

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Highlights
- Ypsilanti spends 12.5% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% higher in Ypsilanti than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ypsilanti had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, MOYpsilanti, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,303  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6474573
 Students per Counselor260  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%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 Ypsilanti    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have been in Michigan all my life. I was born in Detroit and moved to Ypsilanti to raise my family. Ypsi is about 35 minutes outside of Detroit and it's nice to  More

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Over 17 years ago

Ypsilanti appears to be a safe college town, but upon closer look it is evident that it is a crime-ridden city. Be safe, never travel alone during the night or early  More

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Over 18 years ago

My life in Ypsi was wonderful. Worked at the Kaiser Frazer plant for 3 years My first born (Girl) was born there. Wish to return. Winters were cold and summers were  More

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