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Columbus, GA vs Douglas, GA

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Highlights
- Douglas spends 2.6% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% lower in Douglas than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Douglas had 12.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, GADouglas, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,086$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,404  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,636$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3524573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock77.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Columbus    9 Reviews

I have lived here for 6.5 years. In-town is cute with nice restaurants and sometimes music. It hasn’t realized it’s full potential though. Houses are still reasonably  More

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no,nonono NEVER MOVE HERE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. as someone who is almost out of highschool and i can finally go to my homecountry after 10 years of begging to move, never  More

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This once beautiful and safe town is now crime ridden and trashy courtesy of Theresa Tomlinson’s 2 terms as mayor. Even if you live in the north end you are no longer  More

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Reviews for Douglas    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived all over the country and this area is by far the best. We purchased a 4 bedroom 2 bath home on 2 acres for $44,000 in 2005. Our property taxes are $365 per  More

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Over 6 years ago

Douglas is a small town that has nothing and does not want to grow. If you want to live a small town life where you have to drive 45 minutes to go shopping any where  More

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Compared to other towns in Georgia, Douglas seems to be inexpensive.   More

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