Example household · $83,730 · same pay · 1 adult

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Columbia

Columbia, MO schools & districts: ratings, enrollment, map

$2,603 left/mo

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3 bd $1,590/mo in Columbia. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule.

Public-school students

30,682

NCES 2024-2025

Pupils per teacher

13

2,367 teachers

Districts / schools

15 / 77

Public districts and schools

Beds

1

Usual: studio

Childcare

$0

No kids under 5

Left / mo

$2,603

NCES counts 77 public schools here. 78 are filed under a level. 1 is not in that split, so the two counts are not the same list.

Largest public school districts

12 largest districts in Columbia.

NCES 2024–25.

Schools by level

Primary

41

Elementary grades

Middle

14

Middle or junior high

High

19

Secondary grades

Other

4

K–12, ungraded, alternative

78 public schools. NCES 2024–25.

Where the Columbia metro sits

Roughly the core of the Columbia, MO metro area. Drag to look around, or open the larger map to search for a specific school or neighbourhood.

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Family of four

2 adults, 2 kids, 3 bd. $597 left/mo. Childcare $1,006. Columbia paycheck

NCES 2024-2025. How we figure this

Moving from Columbia

Take-home by job in Columbia

Pay and leftover for every job in Columbia

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