2025 Compare Cities Education:
Simi Valley, CA vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 0.1% less per student than Simi Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.8% lower in Columbia than in Simi Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Simi Valley
 Simi Valley, CAColumbia, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,066  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor454  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Simi Valley    22 Reviews

I've live in two different neighborhoods since fall of 1996 and depending on the neighborhood you're quality of life experience will vary. The price of housing is such  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Simi Valley for 23 Years. I love it here but due to the cost of living am looking to relocate to another state/City where my money will go further. Simi  More

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Over 16 years ago

simi valley is a very nice place to live within the shadow of the LA metro area. it has low crime and reasonable housing costs with ready access to indoor and outdoor  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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