2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oklahoma City, OK vs Columbus, MS

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 7.9% more per student than Oklahoma City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.5% lower in Columbus than in Oklahoma City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oklahoma City
 Oklahoma City, OKColumbus, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,806$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,562  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,722$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5394573
 Students per Counselor401  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Oklahoma City    78 Reviews

Very high tornado risk  More

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I have lived in this state for 6 months. There are a couple of things to bear in mind when it comes to OK. If you are moving from a state that has been destroyed by  More

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We moved here after living in Oregon our whole lives. Been here for 6 months and live in a middle class neighborhood. If I'm out front of the house someone was always  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 14 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 16 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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