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Columbia, SC vs Sanford, FL

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Highlights
- Sanford spends 42.2% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.6% higher in Sanford than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sanford had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia

Education
 Columbia, SCSanford, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,157$9,912$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,952$8,661$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,360$5,272$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3618.8316.23
 Students per Librarian57466734573
 Students per Counselor336517530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%8.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.5%89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%20.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.7%11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.7%25.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.11.7%5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%1.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%0.4%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 Sanford    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

we are looking for a place that except a dog she 11 years old fixed, we are on social se curity we get about 1600 a month I am 59 and my husband is 52 years of age  More

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Over 13 years ago

A little southern town with some bad areas and not too much variety in culture besides white and black. Not too close to orlando, lots of outdoor activities, and overall  More

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You need to check exactly where in 32773 a house is located as the properties on the edge of the zip or more like 32746 Lake Mary. All services and shopping tends to be  More

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ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
29229, 29203, 29209, 29045, 29205, 29201, 29204, 29207, 29225, 29208, 10 total
ZIPS IN SANFORD, FLORIDA
32771 32773

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