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Morehead, KY vs Columbia, TN

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 16.1% less per student than Morehead.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.6% lower in Columbia than in Morehead. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Morehead
 Morehead, KYColumbia, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,801$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,478$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4874573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Morehead    3 Reviews

I was born and raised in Morehead, KY. I’m 49 and have lived in Morehead the entire time. It is one of the most beautiful places with lots of nature to enjoy. Cave Run  More

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Morehead State University is the regional cultural anchor in Eastern KY. In addition to MSU, the KY Folk Art Center, Cave Run Lake, and the site of many regional  More

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Over 19 years ago

Morehead, Kentucky, is a wonderful place to live for me. It has the cozy, safe, friendly small-town atmosphere and is surrounded by forest. In minutes, I can be lakeside  More

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Reviews for Columbia    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I was disturbed when I say old comments on this page. I recently moved to Columbia, TN. I saw associations with crime and other things that do not reflect what is by far  More

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Over 17 years ago

The jobs in Columbia, Tennessee are scarce in comparison to cities. It has been that way since the '90's. In the 90's General Electric and other major companies left the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Small old fashioned city. Not very progressive. great weather adequate schools no job growth. reasonable housing costs close to Nashville very few  More

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