2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mandan, ND vs Columbus, MT

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 26.2% more per student than Mandan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.8% lower in Columbus than in Mandan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mandan
 Mandan, NDColumbus, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,726$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,082  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,637$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3464573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Mandan    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

This town has a harsh climate with brutal winters and hot, windy summers. The people are nice enough, but uncultured. The city government is somewhat corrupt and will  More

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Nice because it has four  More

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