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Columbia, SC vs Mechanicsburg, PA

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- Mechanicsburg spends 7.3% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.9% lower in Mechanicsburg than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mechanicsburg had 7.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, SCMechanicsburg, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,415$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,952  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,392$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7314573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Mechanicsburg    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

We moved here in the summer of 2016 from out of state with high hopes and for all the right reasons > job, family (my husband, a Penn State grad, was born & raised in  More

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Over 12 years ago

Greetings everyone, I grew up in Allentown PA and moved to Mechanicsburg in 2000 when attempting to reconcile with my ex-wife. My son had just started kindergarten  More

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Over 16 years ago

It is reserve and  More

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