2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbus, IN vs Golden Valley, AZ

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Highlights
- Golden Valley spends 29.4% less per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.6% higher in Golden Valley than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Golden Valley had 12.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, INGolden Valley, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,443$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,919  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,714$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock33664573
 Students per Counselor3165  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Columbus    16 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I grew up in Columbus Indiana and returned 38 years later after retiring. Columbus has always been a unique place to live and well above average for Indiana. However,  More

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Columbus is a beautiful town for young families or up and coming professionals. It has great restaurants, parks, architecture, and diverse recreation.   More

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Columbus is a friendly town that is welcoming to people from all backgrounds. It provides lots of amenities for young families with very close proximity to big cities  More

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Reviews for Golden Valley    2 Reviews

Golden Valley is the last of the greatest places left to to own property and live comfortably. The temperature averages between 70's and mid 90's in summer. When  More

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No comments as of this comment, well except this one. haha Interesting notes of the area is is is still higher elevation than "the valley" (Bullhead City area) so not  More

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