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Greenville, SC vs Columbia, SC

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 42.6% more per student than Greenville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.5% higher in Columbia than in Greenville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 1.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenville

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 Greenville, SCColumbia, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,034$17,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391$14,952$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,940$9,360$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9915.3616.23
 Students per Librarian4595744573
 Students per Counselor299336530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%7.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.9%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.3%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%44.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.8%11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%3.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Greenville    94 Reviews

My wife and I were prospecting Greenville, looking for work and a place to raise our son and grow our family. There's nothing inherently wrong with Greenville. The  More

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Over 2 years ago

Thinking of moving there from Fl. The country and the mountains are the only place to be. Country southerners are God's people. I just hope all the liberal devils get  More

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I have been reading all the negative reviews on Greenville on this site because, as a SC native, I was curious as to why it only had a 2 star average rating from over 90  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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