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Columbia, SC vs Holyoke, MA

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Highlights
- Holyoke spends 24.8% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.0% lower in Holyoke than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Holyoke had 13.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, SCHolyoke, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,412$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,952  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,506$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5224573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Holyoke    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

best place to live in if you dont live  More

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Maeve · 

Crime is unavoidable. The sound of gun shots ring throughout the night. Trash strewn streets that are not cleaned more than once per year. Some people think that they  More

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Over 16 years ago

Holyoke is bad only in downtown and in the public projects. As every city or town, there are good and bad areas with gangs and no gangs. And even then, we've had have  More

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