2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbia, TN vs Geneva, NY

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Highlights
- Geneva spends 149.2% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.7% lower in Geneva than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Geneva had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, TNGeneva, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,426$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,088  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5284573
 Students per Counselor425  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%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 Geneva    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Six months ago, crime rates were much higher. Why the big  More

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Over 12 years ago

Very high property taxes in Geneva NY. If you are buying a home, it is about $50/per $1000 of assessed value for school, county, city taxes combined. High utility costs  More

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