2025 Compare Cities Education:
Olney, IL vs Columbia Falls, MT

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- Columbia Falls spends 32.6% less per student than Olney.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.5% lower in Columbia Falls than in Olney. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia Falls had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olney
 Olney, ILColumbia Falls, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,617$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,485  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,491$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4294573
 Students per Counselor745  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Olney    2 Reviews

Olney is a small slowly awakening sleepy town in Southern Illinois. It is still small hometown USA with a little more opportunity than Mayberry. We have new businesses,  More

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Over 13 years ago

Perfect place to live if you want a quiet place with friendly people and white squirrels. The white squirrels are Olney's claim to  More

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Reviews for Columbia Falls    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Plenty to do outside year round, though void of culture and decent  More

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Over 17 years ago

Columbia Falls is a very laid back blue collar sort of town. There is a wonderful ski resort less than 15 miles away, lakes & rivers only short driving distances away,  More

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