2025 Compare Cities Education:
Covington, LA vs Irmo, SC

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Highlights
- Irmo spends 28.7% more per student than Covington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% lower in Irmo than in Covington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Irmo had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Covington
 Covington, LAIrmo, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,092  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,360$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5744573
 Students per Counselor457  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Covington    3 Reviews

I have lived half of my life in Covington, LA and can honestly say I am glad that I moved back to the country in Bush, LA. Covington is too clogged with traffic, stores,  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've lived here most of my life. Since Hurricane Katrina the area has exploded with people and traffic. It's a nice place to visit but you don't want to live  More

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Over 18 years ago

What kind of family entertainment do Covington  More

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Reviews for Irmo    9 Reviews

I grew up in near Annapolis MD but lived in both Savannah and Atlanta GA for twenty years. Moved to Columbia in 2009 working in IT for SC Dept of Education. Had an  More

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...there's something for  More

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Over 15 years ago

Any thing I should know about  More

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