2025 Compare Cities Education:
Savage, MN vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 15.7% less per student than Savage.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.8% lower in Columbia than in Savage. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Savage
 Savage, MNColumbia, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,057  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor770  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Savage    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I like this metro area---most of the time. Lived here the last 30 years. I've been to 48 of the US States and to many foreign Countries. Is Minneapolis the best?   More

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We have lived in Savage, MN for 1 1/2 years now. We love how close we are to everything we need. Quick access to freeways and jobs. Drive time is nothing, which means  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 4 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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