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Columbia, SC vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 7.3% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.6% higher in San Jose than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, SCSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,952  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%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 San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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