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Columbia, SC vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- Fresno spends 10.1% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.2% higher in Fresno than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 12.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia

Education
 Columbia, SCFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,157$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,952$13,227$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,360$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3621.3816.23
 Students per Librarian574126164573
 Students per Counselor336646530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%10.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.5%79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%23.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.7%9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.7%23.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.7%4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%0.9%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
29229, 29203, 29209, 29045, 29205, 29201, 29204, 29207, 29225, 29208, 10 total
ZIPS IN FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
93722, 93727, 93720, 93702, 93726, 93706, 93705, 93711, 93703, 93710, 18 total

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