2026 Compare Cities Education:
Paris, TX vs Columbus, OH

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 38.7% more per student than Paris.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.4% higher in Columbus than in Paris. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 4.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Paris
 Paris, TXColumbus, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,851$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,303  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,973$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6944573
 Students per Counselor342  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Paris    13 Reviews

It's a city where the city administration [ City Mayor, Commissioners, City Manager, DA of the County, & Police Dept] - protects the gangs/  More

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The cost of living runs close to 30% lower than the average for the US. The local parish, Our Lady of Victory, can accommodate another 100 - 200 families. The State of  More

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Over 15 years ago

Paris is a very small city, it is basically for retirees, not much to offer here. The cost of living is the BEST thing I can say about Paris and that the people are  More

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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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