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Columbia, SC vs Apple Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Apple Valley spends 14.5% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.0% higher in Apple Valley than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Apple Valley had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia

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 Columbia, SCApple Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,157$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,952$13,060$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,360$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3622.7416.23
 Students per Librarian574131664573
 Students per Counselor336531530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%9.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.5%86.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%27.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.7%11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.7%17.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.7%5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%0.7%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Apple Valley    20 Reviews

I've lived in Apple Valley for 11 years. The town is poorly managed, but still an okay place to live. In your climate rating you say average rainfall is 14 inches per  More

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Over 5 years ago

Overall, it's a nice place to call home. The affordability makes it a desirable place to live, especially with the amount you get for your money. For people who own farm  More

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This is a beautiful place. Gorgeous sunsets and sunrises, many different kinds of birds including the Mockingbird and phoebes. When I first moved up here we had many  More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
29229, 29203, 29209, 29045, 29205, 29201, 29204, 29207, 29225, 29208, 10 total
ZIPS IN APPLE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
92308 92307

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