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Columbus, MS vs Laramie, WY

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Highlights
- Laramie spends 54.2% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.7% lower in Laramie than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Laramie had 12.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, MSLaramie, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,214  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2194573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.9%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 Laramie    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Out of all the places we have lived, Laramie is our favorite place we have lived. The locals are nice. Neighbors know each other. Neighbors help each other out. If you  More

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I have lived in Laramie for 35 years. It's true If you want malls and shopping this is not the place for you. There is not much high fashion here. Laramie is for people  More

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I no longer fear hell as I have now lived in Laramie for 2 years. Where to begin? The first thing I will mention is the ridiculous housing prices for what you are  More

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