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Jasper, TX vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 17.7% more per student than Jasper.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.8% lower in Columbia than in Jasper. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 13.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Jasper
 Jasper, TXColumbia, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,742  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor321  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Jasper    2 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

This used to be a great place, now its like one of those 80's TV show corrupt small towns - especially law enforcement, PD and County. If you have to go to this corrupt  More

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Over 17 years ago

The Jasper School System is a joke. My kids went their for 2 years. The lake of teachers willing to actually teach a child is disgusting. One of my children did not pass  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 5 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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