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Colorado Springs, CO vs Columbia, SC

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 36.9% more per student than Colorado Springs.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.0% lower in Columbia than in Colorado Springs. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Colorado Springs

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 Colorado Springs, COColumbia, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,529$17,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,295$14,952$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,663$9,360$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.0615.3616.23
 Students per Librarian6215744573
 Students per Counselor274336530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%7.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.9%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.7%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.2%44.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.12.0%11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.7%3.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Colorado Springs    198 Reviews

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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I have been in COS on and off for a couple years, finally making the permanent move several months ago. I have lived in Philly, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and Charlotte,  More

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Reviews for Columbia    50 Reviews

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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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ZIPS IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
80918, 80916, 80909, 80920, 80906, 80917, 80910, 80922, 80923, 80907, 21 total
ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
29229, 29203, 29209, 29045, 29205, 29201, 29204, 29207, 29225, 29208, 10 total

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