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Graham, NC vs Columbia, SC

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 72.6% more per student than Graham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% higher in Columbia than in Graham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 5.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Graham

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 Graham, NCColumbia, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,939$17,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,202$14,952$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,180$9,360$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.6215.3616.23
 Students per Librarian7445744573
 Students per Counselor368336530
 Grade School Educ.6.3%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.5%7.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.2%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.3%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.5%44.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.0%11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%3.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Graham    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I am black and a Marine Veteran and why anyone would want to live in Graham is beyond me you could cut the racial tension in the air with a butter knife. In retrospect  More

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Over 18 years ago

I am originally from Overland Park, KS...a suburb of the greater downtown Kansas City Metro area. I am now 32, and up until a year and a half ago, I lived in the Kansas  More

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Over 18 years ago

I was told when I was considering moving to Graham to think of Mayberry 40 years later. This a pretty good description of Graham. It is a very conservative town, where  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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27253
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29229, 29203, 29209, 29045, 29205, 29201, 29204, 29207, 29225, 29208, 10 total

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