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Rome, NY vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 37.7% less per student than Rome.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% lower in Columbia than in Rome. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 11.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Rome
 Rome, NYColumbia, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,084  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor317  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Rome    5 Reviews

M · Rome, NY

Rome, NY is one of the best places to race a family ( all ages ) or live here, or camp, be a young at heart (50+to retirement , wonderful fellowships ) and / or be a  More

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Over 9 years ago

Between Lee and Rome, I spend my almost my entire schooling life here. As a kid you never really realize how bad a place might be until you come back as an adult and go  More

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Rome, NY and vicinity is located in a beautiful natural setting in Central New York. Affordable housing and cost of living is complemented by proximity to all-season  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 5 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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