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Columbia, SC vs Hampton, VA

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Highlights
- Hampton spends 28.2% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% lower in Hampton than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hampton had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia

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 Columbia, SCHampton, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,157$12,320$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,952$11,585$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,360$6,431$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3614.7316.23
 Students per Librarian5745304573
 Students per Counselor336385530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.5%92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%25.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.7%10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.7%27.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.7%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%1.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%1.3%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 Hampton    28 Reviews

This place is the worst. The roads are in terrible condition. Always debris on the highway, side roads, and main roads. I've had replaced 3 tires so far this year alone  More

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Over 3 years ago

Having been deployed all over the world and stationed in the U.S. coast to coast I can honestly say this is the most ghetto place I have ever been...and that includes  More

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We live in Downtown Hampton within walking distance of the Langley Air and Space Museum, Hampton Carousel, the Hampton History Museum and tons of shops and restraunts.   More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
29229, 29203, 29209, 29045, 29205, 29201, 29204, 29207, 29225, 29208, 10 total
ZIPS IN HAMPTON, VIRGINIA
23666 23669 23663 23661 23664 23651

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