2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. Petersburg, FL vs Columbus, OH

Change Cities
Highlights
- Columbus spends 45.0% more per student than St. Petersburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.4% higher in Columbus than in St. Petersburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Petersburg
 St. Petersburg, FLColumbus, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,851$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,164  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,973$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6944573
 Students per Counselor404  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

   |    Reply

I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

   |    Reply

Over 5 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of St. Petersburg

Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

   |    Reply

We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

   |    Reply

Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Columbus


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.