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Cedar Park, TX vs Columbia, SC

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 36.0% more per student than Cedar Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.6% higher in Columbia than in Cedar Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 6.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cedar Park
 Cedar Park, TXColumbia, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,360$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5744573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Cedar Park    11 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

this is where all the clout twitch streamers live (and round rock) lole. come here to get free viewers  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have lived in Cedar Park for more than 10 years .And Cedar park is the best place to live! It is not crowded like Austin, and it is not too small either. To summarize  More

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Over 13 years ago

Cedar Park is a mediocre city, at best. As far as weather, the extremely hot and long summers make the quality of life here next to horrible. Also, contrary to the  More

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Reviews for Columbia    50 Reviews

Over 3 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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Columbia is such a unique and underrated place. It has a lot of character and history, and good nature trails. Everything feels accessible (by car) and you can get from  More

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