2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbus, NE vs Watertown, SD

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Highlights
- Watertown spends 19.2% less per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% lower in Watertown than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watertown had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, NEWatertown, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,458$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,317  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,681$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.26  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13404573
 Students per Counselor317  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Watertown    5 Reviews

Let me start by saying that I've lived all over the US and spent 3 years in Watertown. On the positive side, Watertown has a lot to offer for a town of 22,000 people.   More

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Many lakes with in driving distances and many public hunting areas but if your looking for the night life its not here this is a small town  More

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Watertown in general has alot of old people, if your in Downtown and watch cars go by it seems as though every other car has a elderly person in it. But apart from all  More

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