2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbia, TN vs Lilburn, GA

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Highlights
- Lilburn spends 24.4% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% higher in Lilburn than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lilburn had 17.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, TNLilburn, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,190$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,088  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor425  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock17.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Lilburn    5 Reviews

Lilburn is a great place to live. There are several public parks in Lilburn with varied activities available at each park. Lilburn is great for young families,  More

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Over 15 years ago

Lilburn,Ga is a great place to live for those with a family to care for. There are many resturants in and around the area where you can meet up with friends or just  More

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Over 17 years ago

Lilburn is a quiet, safe place to live except traffic and businesses are too far apart. I wish I could walk to the library, bank, store etc. within 5 minutes instead of  More

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