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Columbia, SC vs Lakeland, FL

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Highlights
- Lakeland spends 36.0% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.9% higher in Lakeland than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lakeland had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia

Education
 Columbia, SCLakeland, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,157$10,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,952$9,977$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,360$6,546$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3617.816.23
 Students per Librarian5748234573
 Students per Counselor336436530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%6.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.5%89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%20.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.7%9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.7%26.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.7%6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%1.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%1.4%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 Lakeland    27 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I used to live in Lakeland, It is hot, humid, crowded and getting more crowded, Most of the people are rude and unfriendly. I was born in the area and visit sometimes to  More

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Over 3 years ago

been there a few times i love it and i a m planning to ove this  More

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Over 6 years ago

Perhas if one is from this area, it is different I don't know. It is so dull and seems comfortable being so. There isn't much of a variety of people here, which I   More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
29229, 29203, 29209, 29045, 29205, 29201, 29204, 29207, 29225, 29208, 10 total
ZIPS IN LAKELAND, FLORIDA
33810 33801 33809 33803 33805 33815

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