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Columbia, SC vs Grand Forks, ND

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Highlights
- Grand Forks spends 4.2% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% lower in Grand Forks than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Forks had 5.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia

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 Columbia, SCGrand Forks, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,157$16,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,952$13,451$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,360$8,635$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3612.0216.23
 Students per Librarian5742574573
 Students per Counselor336318530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%3.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.5%95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%22.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.7%13.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.7%37.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.7%8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%2.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%3.0%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 Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 7 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 11 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
29229, 29203, 29209, 29045, 29205, 29201, 29204, 29207, 29225, 29208, 10 total
ZIPS IN GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA
58201 58203 58202

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