2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbus, IN vs Richland, WA

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Highlights
- Richland spends 39.8% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.0% higher in Richland than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richland had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, INRichland, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,710$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,919  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,955$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11224573
 Students per Counselor3165  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%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 Richland    14 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

After spending almost 18 years of my life here arriving at age 36 with 2 children and leaving at 53 Richland is a horrible place to live. The medical care as a whole is  More

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Richland has grown a lot and is getting lots of retirees, it has great weather, great food not all chain restaurants, but has them also. the people are friendly, lots  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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