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Columbia, SC vs Spring Lake Heights, NJ

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- Spring Lake Heights spends 44.4% more per student than Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.3% lower in Spring Lake Heights than in Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spring Lake Heights had 9.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbia
 Columbia, SCSpring Lake Heights, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,952  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,700$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11774573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Spring Lake Heights    2 Reviews

My family lived here for some time and found the town suffocating. We are well educated, and added value to the neighborhood with a beautiful remodel to our home. My  More

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The Spring Lake/Spring Lake Heights area as with much of the Jersey shore is changing. A lot of the older beach bungelows/cotteges are being torn down or having  More

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