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Texarkana, TX vs Columbia, TN

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 19.7% less per student than Texarkana.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.8% higher in Columbia than in Texarkana. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Texarkana

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 Texarkana, TXColumbia, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,209$9,801$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,603$9,088$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,879$5,478$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.0715.316.23
 Students per Librarian12564874573
 Students per Counselor336425530
 Grade School Educ.3.8%4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.7%89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.5%24.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.5%20.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.2%4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Texarkana    15 Reviews

Texarkana, Texas is the main powerhouse of the wider Texarkana-Tex/Ark Metro Area (if you can call it that). This is a good small city which has all the amenities for a  More

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As a life long resident of Texarkana, I've always felt a sense of pride for my city. However, I recently had an eye opening experience. After the company I worked for  More

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Over 10 years ago

Very slow paced. Not a lot in the way of entertainment or  More

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Reviews for Columbia    7 Reviews

I was disturbed when I say old comments on this page. I recently moved to Columbia, TN. I saw associations with crime and other things that do not reflect what is by far  More

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Over 15 years ago

The jobs in Columbia, Tennessee are scarce in comparison to cities. It has been that way since the '90's. In the 90's General Electric and other major companies left the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Small old fashioned city. Not very progressive. great weather adequate schools no job growth. reasonable housing costs close to Nashville very few  More

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ZIPS IN TEXARKANA, TEXAS
75501 75503
ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE
38401

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