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Newport, TN vs Columbia, SC

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 70.6% more per student than Newport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.5% higher in Columbia than in Newport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Newport

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 Newport, TNColumbia, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,056$17,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,402$14,952$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,640$9,360$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5615.3616.23
 Students per Librarian5565744573
 Students per Counselor345336530
 Grade School Educ.5.0%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.6%7.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.4%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.0%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.1%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.0%44.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.2.2%11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.3%3.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Newport    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

worst place to live in Tennessee, crime, corruption, crooked police, mean rotten hillbillies, drugs and the list goes on.  More

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Over 10 years ago

I am a native Texan, however I have traveled all over the world in my professional career. The one thing I have found common about everywhere I've traveled is that you  More

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Over 12 years ago

I rode through the town and spoke to several people that seemed to be very friendly. Now we had read all these comments on your city about the crime, burglaries, etc. We  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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