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Northbrook, IL vs Columbia, SC

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 21.7% less per student than Northbrook.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% higher in Columbia than in Northbrook. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Northbrook

Education
 Northbrook, ILColumbia, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$21,907$17,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508$14,952$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,567$9,360$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.9715.3616.23
 Students per Librarian14805744573
 Students per Counselor481336530
 Grade School Educ.1.0%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%7.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.98.2%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.2%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.3%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.9%44.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.23.0%11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.1%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree4.4%3.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Northbrook    5 Reviews

Northbrook is a great place if: 1.) You're Jewish 2.) You're Russian 3.) You're raising a family Other than that, it's a stuck-up, sleepy, basic midwest suburb.   More

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Over 14 years ago

I grew up in Northbrook and while it's a beautiful community with a nice downtown, parks, train, great quality schools, to say that it's down to earth is a bit of a  More

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Over 14 years ago

I grew up in Northbrook and while it's a beautiful community with a nice downtown, parks, train, great quality schools, to say that it's down to earth is a bit of a  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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