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Columbia, SC vs Signal Mountain, TN

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Highlights
- Signal Mountain spends 34.3% less per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% lower in Signal Mountain than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Signal Mountain had 9.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, SCSignal Mountain, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,280$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,952  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,730$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6554573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.8%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 Signal Mountain    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Safe, totally non diverse though (99% white), schools are ok but most people here use private schools anyway which tells you that this is an exclusive place in general  More

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We have had a great experience in Signal Mountain, people have been very polite and not nosy at all. The air is clean, there is an extremely low crime rate. Summers  More

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Over 14 years ago

Very nice community on top of Walden's Ridge. Approximately 7,500 people living in both small village/country-side environment. Excellent schools - elementary through  More

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