2025 Compare Cities Education:
Geneva, IL vs Columbus, OH

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 4.2% less per student than Geneva.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.7% higher in Columbus than in Geneva. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Geneva
 Geneva, ILColumbus, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,851$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,271  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,973$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6944573
 Students per Counselor659  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Geneva    12 Reviews

Real Estate and State Taxes are very high. Lots of people and traffic. Cute little shops and restaurants on main streets which attract a lot of tourists during the  More

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Lived here for 30 years... great schools, quaint downtown, good city leadership, engaged community. Wonderful town to raise a family! Only downsides are weather ( long  More

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Over 8 years ago

We moved to Geneva 4 years ago. The cost of living is very high, and taxes keep going up as well as other living expenses. The population seems to be increasing and the  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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