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Columbus, GA vs Griffin, GA

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Highlights
- Griffin spends 7.4% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.4% lower in Griffin than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Griffin had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, GAGriffin, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,643$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,404  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4544573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Griffin    3 Reviews

Gang violence plagues the city I went inside a retail store and a bloods flag was flying I asked the manager about it and the manager told me that there was nothing he  More

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Over 12 years ago

Use to be "Griffin Great and Growing" Then after vote the slogan became "Griffin what's in it for Me" Nothing here. Old Mill town with no jobs. Lots of Tire Shops,  More

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There is nothing to say good about Griffin GA. A former mill town with that same mentality still to this day-even with all the mills defunct. The main employer is  More

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