2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbus, NE vs Athens, OH

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Highlights
- Athens spends 23.5% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.1% lower in Athens than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, NEAthens, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,991$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,317  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,615$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.26  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9324573
 Students per Counselor317  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.9%1.5%
Reviews for Columbus    1 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Columbus is a mediocre town that has started to proliferate. The housing market is terrible; finding a place to rent at a reasonable price is next to impossible. It's  More

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Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

great place to live. small town feel with alot of what a bigger town has to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Virtually no crime in  More

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