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Columbus, OH vs New Smyrna Beach, FL

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- New Smyrna Beach spends 37.0% less per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% lower in New Smyrna Beach than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Smyrna Beach had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, OHNew Smyrna Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,617$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,310  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,374$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9424573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 New Smyrna Beach    7 Reviews

I am originally from CT. I moved to Estero ( near Naples, FL) in 2002. It was nice but there was barely any cool weather in the Winter. I was 40 when I moved there and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Houses are more here because of the coastline (beechside very expensive). Inlanf Florida offers better deals and lower  More

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Over 17 years ago

My wife and i are relocating the the east central coast of Florida very soon, most likely somewhere between Port Orange and Vero Beach. I just find it incredible that  More

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