2025 Compare Cities Education:
Montrose, CO vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 18.4% more per student than Montrose.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.2% lower in Columbia than in Montrose. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 8.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Montrose
 Montrose, COColumbia, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,387  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor258  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Montrose    23 Reviews

I've lived in the area for 4 yrs. First 2 in Ridgway. The positive is the City is growing which is bringing interesting development & tax revenue. The Montrose  More

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I was born in Montrose about 50 years ago and despite moving to Telluride, Denver, Ann Arbor, San Francisco and Chicago, I can’t find another place that makes me feel  More

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Okay so here’s the end all be all. If I could give this town a zero I would I came to visit my girlfriend from Denver and I considered moving out here despite being a  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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