2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hiawassee, GA vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 27.5% less per student than Hiawassee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% higher in Columbia than in Hiawassee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 15.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hiawassee
 Hiawassee, GAColumbia, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,732  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor256  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Hiawassee    1 Reviews

I have lived in Hiawassee Georgia 30546 for 9 years and for the last 6 and a half years I suggest no one moves up here anywhere near Gander Gap Road in Hiawassee  More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

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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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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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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