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Columbus, OH vs Summit, NJ

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Highlights
- Summit spends 38.8% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.9% lower in Summit than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Summit had 5.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, OHSummit, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,387$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,310  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12834573
 Students per Counselor388  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%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 Summit    5 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

While there seems to be a good amount of cultural activities and diversity in this area, and it is done with the intention that it makes people feel diverse, when they  More

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Over 19 years ago

A very nice town. If you have lots of money to spend on housing and really want to be in Summit then it is worth it. The water and air quality are terrible. And as a  More

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Summit, NJ is a very expensive place to live. But the town does a great job of making it worth every penny. Community activities, train station, quite neighborhoods,  More

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