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Columbia, SC vs Lilburn, GA

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Highlights
- Lilburn spends 29.0% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% higher in Lilburn than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lilburn had 17.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, SCLilburn, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,190$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,952  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock17.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Lilburn    5 Reviews

Lilburn is a great place to live. There are several public parks in Lilburn with varied activities available at each park. Lilburn is great for young families,  More

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Over 15 years ago

Lilburn,Ga is a great place to live for those with a family to care for. There are many resturants in and around the area where you can meet up with friends or just  More

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Over 17 years ago

Lilburn is a quiet, safe place to live except traffic and businesses are too far apart. I wish I could walk to the library, bank, store etc. within 5 minutes instead of  More

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