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Queen Creek, AZ vs Columbia, SC

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 62.4% more per student than Queen Creek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.8% lower in Columbia than in Queen Creek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 6.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Queen Creek

Education
 Queen Creek, AZColumbia, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$17,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$14,952$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$9,360$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2415.3616.23
 Students per Librarian23485744573
 Students per Counselor718336530
 Grade School Educ.0.8%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%7.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.0%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.1%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.2%44.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.6%11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%3.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Queen Creek    14 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I am curious. My family and I reside in Alaska full time, but decided to try renting a winter home in the town of Maricopa. We were shocked as to how expensive the  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have been in Queen Creek for almost 10 years. It's probably one of the cleanest communities I have lived in. After living in Miami/ Ft. Lauderdale, Denver, Atlanta  More

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I have been in Queen Creek for almost 10 years. It's probably one of the cleanest communities I have ever lived in. After living in Miami/ Ft. Lauderdale, Denver,  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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ZIPS IN QUEEN CREEK, ARIZONA
85142
ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
29229, 29203, 29209, 29045, 29205, 29201, 29204, 29207, 29225, 29208, 10 total

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