2024 Compare Cities Education:
Columbus, OH vs Germantown, MD

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Highlights
- Germantown spends 17.1% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.0% lower in Germantown than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Germantown had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, OHGermantown, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,851$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,310$16,697$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,973$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.713.6316.23
 Students per Librarian6944904573
 Students per Counselor388292530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%5.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.3%89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%17.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%48.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.0%16.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%4.0%1.5%
Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 1 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 2 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 Germantown    8 Reviews

When I first moved to Germantown, this city was up and coming. It still felt like the country and the air was breathable and not as much traffic. That was in 2010. In 3  More

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Over 11 years ago

Montgomery County is not a dog friendly place if you own pets. The dog regulations do not favor the dog or dog owner and one should consider Frederick, Howard or Carroll  More

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Over 12 years ago

Everything costs more here because of the proximity to Washington D.C. I came from Long Island, NY where it was also expensive. Since I've been here costs go up, but  More

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