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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Eliot, ME vs Columbia, MO

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- Columbia spends 20.8% less per student than Eliot.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.1% higher in Columbia than in Eliot. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Eliot
 Eliot, MEColumbia, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,577  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor255  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
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gregg · Eliot, ME
Quality of Life
Over 18 years ago

Quality of life in Eliot is very  More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews
Jamie · Columbia, MO
Great Place for Outdoor Activities
Over 1 years ago

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Jodi · Columbia, MO
No water park here
Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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Nathan · Edinburg, IL
Not a good place to settle.
Over 5 years ago

I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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