2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbus, OH vs Gig Harbor, WA

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Highlights
- Gig Harbor spends 9.0% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.5% higher in Gig Harbor than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gig Harbor had 6.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, OHGig Harbor, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,310  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.7%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 Gig Harbor    18 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved from Chicago and never regretted it for a moment. Live out in the country, Key Peninsula, and love the country lifestyle. Surrounded by beauty and never have grown  More

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Over 6 years ago

Beautiful city to  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for five months. I’m 66 years old and this has been the nicest summer of my entire life. It’s been beautiful every single day. I live out on key  More

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