2025 Compare Cities Education:
Payson, AZ vs Columbus, OH

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 30.7% more per student than Payson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% lower in Columbus than in Payson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Payson
 Payson, AZColumbus, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,851$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,337  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,973$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6944573
 Students per Counselor787  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Payson    15 Reviews

We have lived in Payson for over 5 years and love it. It has two large grocery stores, a Walmart, Home Depot, a dozen thrift/ treasure shops, more local shops than we  More

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Over 6 years ago

Payson is a wonderful town especially for retired people and people that want a slower pace... Lots of outdoor activities  More

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Over 6 years ago

I've lived in Payson for 25 years, thank god I worked out of town. There is a saying GO TO PAYSON ON VACATION GO HOME ON PROBATION TURN IN THREE YOU GO  More

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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 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 3 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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