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Columbia, SC vs Hendersonville, NC

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- Hendersonville spends 30.9% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% lower in Hendersonville than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hendersonville had 3.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, SCHendersonville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,848$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,952  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,164$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Hendersonville    18 Reviews

I went to visit, was attack on Hendersonville Hwy by to cars. They tried to run me off the road cursing at me shooting birds at me. Very very scary. But I called 911  More

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Over 7 years ago

We love Hendersonville NC. We moved to NC from NJ in 2005. We tried different areas of the region (Leicester, Weaverville, Asheville and South Asheville). Each area  More

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My post is a review of Henderson County in general. First off, the teenage girl who said there's absolutely nothing for kids to do here is absolutely spot-on. If you're  More

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