2026 Compare Cities Education:
Columbia, TN vs Springdale, AR

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Highlights
- Springdale spends 15.9% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% lower in Springdale than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Springdale had 17.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, TNSpringdale, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,359$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,088  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,908$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4164573
 Students per Counselor425  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock14.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Springdale    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This is a great area with good Republican Voters. Over 50% of people living here cannot be held responsible for Biden. That's all left to the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived in Downtown Springdale for years and I regret buying a home here. My neighbor burns constantly and the city will not do anything to stop it. We have had  More

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Please understand that if you are attracted by low cost housing you can find it here. Just know that it would be best to be  More

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