2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbus, MS vs Hoover, AL

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Highlights
- Hoover spends 22.1% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.2% higher in Hoover than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hoover had 14.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, MSHoover, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,214  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5474573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Columbus    8 Reviews

Born and rased in Columbus, MS and I love MY City!!! Shopping is not as good as larger cities but you can find some Great shopping places for good prices. Dinning... We  More

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Over 14 years ago

I've lived in Columbus for a little while, having moved from a larger metro. If not for the lack of quality entertainment, the low general quality of people, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

I had the misfortunate of being born in Columbus,MS. I hated it my whole life and couldn't wait to get out of it. I left as soon as I was old enough to get married. I  More

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Reviews for Hoover    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hoover is in central Alabama and is a suburb of Birmigham. It has a mild four season climate wellsuited to nature lovers, golfers, and  More

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Over 19 years ago

Hoover, Alabama has a wide range of home buying opportunities. A huge plus is the up and coming TND community at The Preserve. The homes in this quaint neighborhood  More

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Over 20 years ago

Good municipal facilities (City Recreation Center, great library, good police and fire protection). Good schools (especially for Alabama). Traffic is heavy at  More

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