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Columbus, MS vs Spartanburg, SC

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Highlights
- Spartanburg spends 34.5% more per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% lower in Spartanburg than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spartanburg had 2.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, MSSpartanburg, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,538$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,214  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,677$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4244573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
Reviews for Columbus    8 Reviews

Born and rased in Columbus, MS and I love MY City!!! Shopping is not as good as larger cities but you can find some Great shopping places for good prices. Dinning... We  More

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Over 14 years ago

I've lived in Columbus for a little while, having moved from a larger metro. If not for the lack of quality entertainment, the low general quality of people, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

I had the misfortunate of being born in Columbus,MS. I hated it my whole life and couldn't wait to get out of it. I left as soon as I was old enough to get married. I  More

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Reviews for Spartanburg    26 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

The library system is the stellar but numbers shown here are just wrong or are outdated- the area has exploded and with growth and costs are way up and services way  More

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Over 7 years ago

Made the choice to move here 3 years ago. I am single and retired and the cost of living here is much better than a lot of places. Less traffic, unemployment rate is  More

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Over 9 years ago

We moved here, from another state, 6 years ago. We love it! Real Estate is so economical. The weather is nice, year round. Summers do get hot. Great hospitals. The  More

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