2026 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Wales, FL vs Columbus, OH

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 53.4% more per student than Lake Wales.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% lower in Columbus than in Lake Wales. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 5.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Wales
 Lake Wales, FLColumbus, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,851$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,977  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,973$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6944573
 Students per Counselor436  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Lake Wales    2 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I have lived in Lake Wales, Florida for almost 8 years. Most of the people are very nice, but it can be very difficult to find a decent job there. The weather is pretty  More

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Over 19 years ago

Lake Wales, Fl has great weather year round. Although summers can be quite hot, most of the year is very enjoyable and  More

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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 3 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 4 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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