2025 Compare Cities Education:
Prattville, AL vs Columbus, IN

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 43.2% more per student than Prattville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.4% lower in Columbus than in Prattville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Prattville
 Prattville, ALColumbus, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,383$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,675  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,159$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5754573
 Students per Counselor419  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Prattville    3 Reviews

This city is a much better bet than Montgomery, but there is definitely not much to do. Most of the restaurants are chains, and there the bars are usually empty. A great  More

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Over 12 years ago

This area is extremely humid, near unbearable, in the summer  More

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Have lived in PVille for 10 years and love it. A great place to raise  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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