2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kokomo, IN vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 9.9% more per student than Kokomo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.7% lower in Columbia than in Kokomo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 7.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kokomo
 Kokomo, INColumbia, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,430  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor1177  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Kokomo    11 Reviews

I hate to be so harsh on this place. The majority of people are here against their will. It’s low income, not a lot of job opportunities, and a place that’s hard to  More

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Over 4 years ago

Old factory town filled with rednecks and crime. A prime drug trading spot for gangs from Chicago and Detroit, this town has it all! With below par water and air safety  More

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Extremely boring town with hardly any social activities to partake in. Lots of parks. Markland mall, restaurants around SR31 around Alto and the YMCA in the so called  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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