2025 Compare Cities Education:
Columbia, SC vs Manchester, NH

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Highlights
- Manchester spends 1.6% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.6% lower in Manchester than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manchester had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, SCManchester, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,879$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,952  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,989$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4154573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Manchester    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Manchester was a fine city to raise my little family, but as a single person again it isn't for me. It may be okay for some, maybe 20-somethings or 30-somethings, but  More

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Over 14 years ago

The snow wont stop, my phone was taken by a plow, roofs leaking from ice dams and are collapsing by weight of snow, its snowing now!  More

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Over 16 years ago

I lived in Manchester for one year for work purposes and absolutely loved it. Living in New Hampshire was the best place I ahve ever lived and if possible I would gladly  More

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