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Columbus, OH vs Mount Pleasant, TX

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Highlights
- Mount Pleasant spends 22.6% less per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.5% lower in Mount Pleasant than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Pleasant had 13.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, OHMount Pleasant, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,051$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,310  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,509$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21184573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 3 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 4 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 Mount Pleasant    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Mt Pleasant is a small town in the middle of "east" Texas. 50 miles from Texarkana, 90 miles from down down Dallas, and 45 miles from Longview and Tyler. The life here  More

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Over 19 years ago

The church that you go to determines your social status and who will be friendly towards  More

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