2025 Compare Cities Education:
McLean, VA vs Columbus, OH

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- Columbus spends 4.1% less per student than McLean.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.9% higher in Columbus than in McLean. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 7.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to McLean
 McLean, VAColumbus, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,851$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,973$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6944573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.84.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree15.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Mclean    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

McLean has superb QOL - inside the Beltway, rural feeling, easy commute to DC via nat'l parkway, influential  More

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Over 17 years ago

There are definitely four seasons here; but, the winters tend to be short and the summers  More

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Over 18 years ago

Very expensive housing here. We could never afford to buy  More

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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 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 3 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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