2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pittston, PA vs Columbus, OH

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 2.0% less per student than Pittston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% higher in Columbus than in Pittston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittston
 Pittston, PAColumbus, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,851$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,973$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6944573
 Students per Counselor553  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Pittston    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

This area is really going to the dogs - corrupt politicians, a run-down building being destroyed by fire every week, etc. Sure there are some new businesses moving in,  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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