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Carbondale, IL vs Columbia, SC

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 10.1% less per student than Carbondale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.0% higher in Columbia than in Carbondale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carbondale

Education
 Carbondale, ILColumbia, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,079$17,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,077$14,952$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,644$9,360$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.2915.3616.23
 Students per Librarian12405744573
 Students per Counselor482336530
 Grade School Educ.1.9%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%7.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.7%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.9%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%44.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.3%11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.5%3.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 16 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  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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