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Columbus, OH vs Reading, PA

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Highlights
- Reading spends 6.9% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.1% lower in Reading than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Reading had 20.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus

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 Columbus, OHReading, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,851$18,007$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,310$14,807$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,973$9,438$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.714.6716.23
 Students per Librarian6944244573
 Students per Counselor388346530
 Grade School Educ.3.6%13.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%15.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.3%71.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%16.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%10.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.0%3.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%0.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%0.4%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 Reading    15 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Having lived in Reading in the 1960's and early 1970's I can definitely say the city has gone downhill as it has in reality been a victim of two major forces; first  More

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Over 10 years ago

Berks County is beautiful in the fall. Cool, crisp air and the trees are a pallet of  More

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Over 11 years ago

Well to start, in the past 8 years ive lived in 7 states, some pros and cons. Tucson I loved in all respects except its not as nice as living in a small town but it  More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBUS, OHIO
43228, 43229, 43207, 43232, 43224, 43204, 43235, 43110, 43201, 43219, 31 total
ZIPS IN READING, PENNSYLVANIA
19601 19604 19602 19611

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