2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbus, GA vs Oxford, AL

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Highlights
- Oxford spends 5.9% less per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.5% higher in Oxford than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oxford had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, GAOxford, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,085$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,404  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Oxford    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Oxford is a very Christian city, predominantly Baptist. If you're not Christian it may be hard to fit in here. (People are nice and friendly towards me, and adult.  More

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