2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbus, GA vs Worcester, MA

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Highlights
- Worcester spends 67.7% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% lower in Worcester than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Worcester had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, GAWorcester, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,742$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,404  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4644573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Worcester    11 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I don't understand why your statistics say there aren't any Hispanics/Latinos in Worcester. I'm Puerto Rican, and I grew up there. There are plenty of Latin people all  More

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Over 13 years ago

Great healthcare statewide, not just in  More

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Though I don't live there, Worcester is a first class bargain for a great first class education! Worcester has at least 10 great colleges and universities in this city,  More

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