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Columbia, TN vs Arlington, TN

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Highlights
- Arlington spends 24.7% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% higher in Arlington than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Arlington had 7.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, TNArlington, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,088  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor425  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Columbia    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I was disturbed when I say old comments on this page. I recently moved to Columbia, TN. I saw associations with crime and other things that do not reflect what is by far  More

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Over 17 years ago

The jobs in Columbia, Tennessee are scarce in comparison to cities. It has been that way since the '90's. In the 90's General Electric and other major companies left the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Small old fashioned city. Not very progressive. great weather adequate schools no job growth. reasonable housing costs close to Nashville very few  More

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Reviews for Arlington    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

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Over 18 years ago

We've been here for a few years and it is about as dull and boring as it gets. There's even a significant amount of crime for a tiny town. What's the point of a  More

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Over 20 years ago

Ive been away for a little over 28 years and can probably do 20  More

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