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Forks, WA vs Columbus, OH

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 17.7% more per student than Forks.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% higher in Columbus than in Forks. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 9.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Forks
 Forks, WAColumbus, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,851$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,877  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,973$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.4  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6944573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Forks    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I believe that the rain in Forks, Wa all the time is PERFECT!!! I absolutely love the rain, it makes me hyper and energetic, and it's GREAT!!! Everyone should love  More

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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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