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Fort Mill, SC vs Columbia, SC

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 19.2% more per student than Fort Mill.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% higher in Columbia than in Fort Mill. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 7.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Mill

Education
 Fort Mill, SCColumbia, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,396$17,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,160$14,952$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,408$9,360$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.615.3616.23
 Students per Librarian5755744573
 Students per Counselor313336530
 Grade School Educ.0.6%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%7.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.3%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.9%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.8%44.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.3%11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%3.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Fort Mill    12 Reviews

I am from England and I visited Fort Mill to stay with family friends in 1981 and 1986. Although that was a long time ago I enjoyed meeting wonderful friendly people and  More

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Hello. We're thinking of moving to Fort Mill from NJ this summer. My youngest will be a sophomore in high school so the quality of the school system is paramount, as is  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here two years and don't feel the school live up to the reviews. It is very crowded here and traffic is rough. The building never stops. The mayor is a  More

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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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