2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbus, GA vs Redding, CA

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Highlights
- Redding spends 26.9% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.5% higher in Redding than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Redding had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, GARedding, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,940$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,404  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,803$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock801424573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Redding    61 Reviews

What an amazing place to live. No place is perfect but the people here are friendly with several parks nearby and many miles of trails from Road Biking to MBT. Check out  More

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Take a hike if you don't like different points of view, religious or generally conservative people. No one will miss you. California has been going in the wrong  More

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Over 4 years ago

I retired to Redding 6 years ago and I can truthfully say that I made a huge mistake. If you are looking to move to an area that has; thriving arts scene, gourmet  More

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