2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbia, TN vs Dayton, OH

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Highlights
- Dayton spends 67.7% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.1% higher in Dayton than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dayton had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, TNDayton, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,088  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,075$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10254573
 Students per Counselor425  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Columbia    7 Reviews

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 16 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 17 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 Dayton    32 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived in Dayton Ohio for over 7 years. I live in a historic district within a short walk to Oregon district and down town. The summer concert series at Levitt  More

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Over 7 years ago

Spent years assigned at WPAFB (in Mar 90 - Aug 95') and lived in Oakwood for 5 years. We loved it and have nothing negative to say. Locals were friendly and interested  More

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I spent four and a half miserable years here. Essentially, your only employment opportunities are in healthcare or at the base. I worked at the base; they were  More

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