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Columbus, MS vs Parkersburg, WV

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- Parkersburg spends 32.8% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.1% lower in Parkersburg than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parkersburg had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, MSParkersburg, WVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,348$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,214  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,882$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6264573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Parkersburg    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

Just like most places, Parkersburg definitely has it's pros and cons. The pros: pretty low crime rate (although it's growing more and more every year), typically no  More

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Have worked at St Josephs for the past 11 weeks as a travel RN in the CVICU. A very friendly hospital, great hospitalist and physician availability with CV surgeons of  More

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