2025 Compare Cities Education:
Olympia, WA vs Columbus, IN

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 21.8% less per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.1% lower in Columbus than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia
 Olympia, WAColumbus, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,383$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,159$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5754573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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Reviews for Columbus    16 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I grew up in Columbus Indiana and returned 38 years later after retiring. Columbus has always been a unique place to live and well above average for Indiana. However,  More

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Columbus is a beautiful town for young families or up and coming professionals. It has great restaurants, parks, architecture, and diverse recreation.   More

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Columbus is a friendly town that is welcoming to people from all backgrounds. It provides lots of amenities for young families with very close proximity to big cities  More

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