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Maryville, MO vs Columbus, MS

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 18.9% less per student than Maryville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.9% higher in Columbus than in Maryville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 11.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Maryville
 Maryville, MOColumbus, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,806$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,037  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,722$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5394573
 Students per Counselor176  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Maryville    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

A great place to live if you want your teen daughter to be raped by high school football players, have the town treat the players as if they were the victims and your  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 15 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 17 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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