2025 Compare Cities Education:
Midland, MI vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 0.1% more per student than Midland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.1% lower in Columbia than in Midland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Midland
 Midland, MIColumbia, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,593  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor886  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Midland    21 Reviews

I’ve been here a couple months. Everything is beautiful, but the people here are god awful cheap. Don’t know if the people here are all lazy or what, but working here  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for 3 years, originally from Port Huron. Moved here because of the beauty, bad idea. The people are snobby and they raise their kids to be as well. I've  More

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I grew up in Midland and lived there up until I went to college, and now I am back 30 years later. While I agree that if you are looking for a very vibrant place with  More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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