2025 Compare Cities Education:
Marshall, MO vs Columbus, MS

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 7.1% less per student than Marshall.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% higher in Columbus than in Marshall. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Marshall
 Marshall, MOColumbus, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,806$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,929  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,722$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5394573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Marshall    1 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Marshall is home to Butterfield (BYS) and is by far the best place to raise kids. I went to Butterfield for 5 years (11-18-11 to 11-18-16) and was the best and ride of  More

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Reviews for Columbus    8 Reviews

Born and rased in Columbus, MS and I love MY City!!! Shopping is not as good as larger cities but you can find some Great shopping places for good prices. Dinning... We  More

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Over 14 years ago

I've lived in Columbus for a little while, having moved from a larger metro. If not for the lack of quality entertainment, the low general quality of people, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

I had the misfortunate of being born in Columbus,MS. I hated it my whole life and couldn't wait to get out of it. I left as soon as I was old enough to get married. I  More

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