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North Charleston, SC vs Columbia, SC

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 9.4% less per student than North Charleston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.0% higher in Columbia than in North Charleston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to North Charleston

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 North Charleston, SCColumbia, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,933$17,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188$14,952$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,530$9,360$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.9115.3616.23
 Students per Librarian5055744573
 Students per Counselor284336530
 Grade School Educ.4.4%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%7.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.7%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.4%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.6%44.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.7%11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%3.3%1.5%

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Reviews for North Charleston    7 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Truth in lending - I lived in North Charleston for 20+ years, but here's my fair assessment of an area I still consider my home. North Charleston has a great variety of  More

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I move to Charleston from Watertown NY, only move here because my husband wanted to be close to his parents, The heat is horrible, the majority of people are so rude and  More

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I recently relocated here from upstate New York. The crime is out of control at least in my personal opinion. There is a shooting/robbery/car-jacking on the news just  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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