2025 Compare Cities Education:
Goose Creek, SC vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 27.3% more per student than Goose Creek.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.0% lower in Columbia than in Goose Creek. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Goose Creek
 Goose Creek, SCColumbia, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4524573
 Students per Counselor371  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.3%1.5%
Reviews for Goose Creek    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I was told not to bring furs, real heavy coats, and I didn't. Those things are not needed by me here. I have never seen snow here. They said it was flurrying one day,  More

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We have lived here for 10 months now and are enjoying it very much. The cost of living is low, the people are friendly, there is a real sense of community and self pride  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have lived here for just a few months. This is a small town outside of Charleston. It is close to downtown and historic Summerville. The cost of living is low and  More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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