2025 Compare Cities Education:
Wilmette, IL vs Columbus, OH

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 23.1% less per student than Wilmette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.7% higher in Columbus than in Wilmette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilmette
 Wilmette, ILColumbus, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,851$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,973$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6944573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.83.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree13.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Wilmette    4 Reviews

Top notch teachers. Involved parents. Motivated students. Great public schools from elementary through high school.  More

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Over 13 years ago

It's a small city close to the lake and close to Chicago. One of the biggest advantages is its schools. Most of the elementary schools have a great school rating of 9  More

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Over 16 years ago

Wilmette is one of the close-in suburbs on Chicago's North Shore. Wilmette and next-door Evanston have their own parks, dining and recreation. And it's a short drive or  More

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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

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

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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

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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

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