2024 Compare Cities Education:
Columbia, SC vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 35.8% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.3% lower in Pittsburgh than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, SCPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,157$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,952$17,801$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,360$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3613.1616.23
 Students per Librarian5745424573
 Students per Counselor336327530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.5%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%14.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.7%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.7%45.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.7%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%3.9%1.5%
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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Columbia is such a unique and underrated place. It has a lot of character and history, and good nature trails. Everything feels accessible (by car) and you can get from  More

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Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 1 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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