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Columbus, IN vs Sierra Vista, AZ

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Highlights
- Sierra Vista spends 19.4% less per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.4% higher in Sierra Vista than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sierra Vista had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, INSierra Vista, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,785$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,919  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,892$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock31414573
 Students per Counselor3165  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Sierra Vista    30 Reviews

I've lived in Sierra Vista for 22 months. It has positives and negatives. Bisbee, Tombstone, being close to Tucson, are positives. The views are beautiful. There's lots  More

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Over 3 years ago

Nice town, quite, huge military community and snowbirds in winter. If you want to live where you can not be mugged and have beautiful views for miles, this is the  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Sierra Vista 3 years and for 6 months, in the town north of S.V. sierra Vista lives up to its name with gorgeous mountains encircling you and sunrises  More

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