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Spokane, WA vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 19.4% less per student than Spokane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.7% lower in Columbia than in Spokane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane
 Spokane, WAColumbia, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  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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