2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbus, OH vs Escondido, CA

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Highlights
- Escondido spends 2.9% less per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.0% higher in Escondido than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Escondido had 12.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, OHEscondido, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,310  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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Reviews for Escondido    16 Reviews

Escondido wins because of the weather, but has a lot of drawbacks. The schools are HORRIBLE. Like really bad. I've moved around a lot and the schools are the worst  More

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Weather is perfect year round. There are tons of things to do with the lakes, parks, the world famous San Diego Zoo's Safari Park, performing arts center, numerous  More

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Over 9 years ago

Good cost of  More

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