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Columbia, SC vs Fall River, MA

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Highlights
- Fall River spends 18.4% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.7% lower in Fall River than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fall River had 16.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, SCFall River, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,311$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,952  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,937$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5294573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Columbia    50 Reviews

Over 2 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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Reviews for Fall River    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Could not leave fast enough. Crime, unemployment, and the prejudice against anyone not of Portuguese descent was palpable. Gangs running  More

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Over 9 years ago

A lot of negative thing are being said about fall river on this page. I grew up in this city and I have to say it was much nicer when I was a child.but it seems like  More

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As someone who was born and raised in Fall River, MA, I have to say that all the negative remarks I read are absolutely correct. In fact, the only good thing about Fall  More

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