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Columbus, OH vs Owensboro, KY

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Highlights
- Owensboro spends 17.2% less per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.1% lower in Owensboro than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Owensboro had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus

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 Columbus, OHOwensboro, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,851$13,949$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,310$11,284$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,973$7,003$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.715.0216.23
 Students per Librarian6945074573
 Students per Counselor388353530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.3%90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%21.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%25.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.0%7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%1.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%0.8%1.5%

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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 Owensboro    20 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Don’t let the small town feel fool ya... Poverty level is 20.4%, that is higher than the national average of 13.4. Cost of electricity is highest in the state per  More

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Over 5 years ago

I live outside of owensboro,coming from a large city to here...Love the peace and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Mark Calitri said that Owensboro is experiencing a true revitalization. Bluegrass, bourbon, barbecue is the brand message or better known as a brand promise and that  More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBUS, OHIO
43228, 43229, 43207, 43232, 43224, 43204, 43235, 43110, 43201, 43219, 31 total
ZIPS IN OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY
42301 42303

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