2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbus, OH vs Olney, MD

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Highlights
- Olney spends 17.1% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.0% lower in Olney than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olney had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, OHOlney, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,310  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.4%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 Olney    5 Reviews

Been here since 2015. Peaceful and lots of green space for natural beauty. Convenient to given the shopping village with all that is needed. I must express  More

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In 1957 my parents almost bought a house with a stable for two horses. When the deal went south, I came close to divorcing my parents! Forty years later, my wife and I  More

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Over 13 years ago

Olney Theater is very good for small  More

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