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Nashville, TN vs Columbus, MS

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 18.0% less per student than Nashville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.9% lower in Columbus than in Nashville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Nashville
 Nashville, TNColumbus, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,806$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,966  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,722$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.46  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5394573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Nashville    150 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Gentification and tourism reduce the score but it is still good mix of a big and small city.  More

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Nashville has a lot of culture, but ultimately it is overpriced and dangerous. I can't imagine buying a $600k house in a neighborhood with automatic gunfire. The home  More

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Nashville has to be the most overrated city in the US. I unfortunately live here and we can't wait to leave. We moved here in 2018 (for job relocation) and realized  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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