2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oswego, IL vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 10.8% less per student than Oswego.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.1% lower in Columbia than in Oswego. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oswego
 Oswego, ILColumbia, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,573  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor605  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Oswego    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I absolutely love living in Oswego. There's always something to do and it still feels like a small hometown. I've lived in this town my whole life and I wouldn't want  More

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Over 18 years ago

Chicago has something for everyone. Musuems, zoos, theater, beaches, shopping, and plenty of parks and forest preserves to keep natives and visitors busy and happy.  More

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Over 19 years ago

Relocated 2 years ago and looked at Naperville for the schools. Learned Oswego had a master plan. It is rolling out now and is well received. Housing is reasonable  More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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