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Columbia, SC vs Florida City, FL

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- Florida City spends 31.0% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.2% higher in Florida City than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Florida City had 30.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, SCFlorida City, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,839$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,952  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,809$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock27244573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock19.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock63.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
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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Reviews for Florida City    3 Reviews

Opened a small tourism business here 17 years ago! It has grown every year to a multi-layered business we never imagined We are Still open and thriving and will  More

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Over 12 years ago

What a pit. I live in Port St. Lucie and came to Florida City for a temporary job this fall. The place has a red-light camera set up at Krome and Palm Drive that the  More

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Over 15 years ago

my neighborhood is good it is clean and we keep it that  More

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