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Blue Springs, MO vs Columbia, SC

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 20.4% more per student than Blue Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.2% higher in Columbia than in Blue Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Blue Springs

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 Blue Springs, MOColumbia, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,246$17,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,022$14,952$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,352$9,360$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.1915.3616.23
 Students per Librarian8815744573
 Students per Counselor424336530
 Grade School Educ.1.0%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%7.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.4%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.9%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.7%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.8%44.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.4%11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%3.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Blue Springs    6 Reviews

I moved from Long Beach, CA to Blue Springs, MO 2 1/2 years ago. I had lived in Long Beach for 10 years, and northern California the prior 18 years - I've never lived  More

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Blue Springs is a FABULOUS place to raise a family. Public Schools are unsurpassed and community involvement is great. The city itself is a "bedroom" community with a  More

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Blue Springs is a great place to raise a family. The schools are full of devoted, enthusiastic teachers and families that are involved in school and sporting  More

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Reviews for Columbia    50 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I love living in Columbia! I recently graduated from USC and plan to stay. I read the reviews posted here and it shows that like many cities, your experience will depend  More

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Loved living in Columbia, SC prior to my job transfer. It's the perfect size - plenty to do, but still a laid back place. People are extremely friendly, there are  More

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I moved to Columbia for graduate school and although it is a giant step up from my small, out-of-state hometown, I became bored and restless here in less than a year.  More

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64015 64014
ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
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