2025 Compare Cities Education:
Grand Island, NY vs Columbia, SC

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 26.7% less per student than Grand Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.6% higher in Columbia than in Grand Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Island
 Grand Island, NYColumbia, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,132  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,360$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5744573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Grand Island    2 Reviews

I have lived here for approximately 3 1/2 years and am originally from California (I have lived in Colorado Springs CO and Columbus GA as well). The number of days of  More

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Over 16 years ago

Grand Island lies in the Niagara River between New York and Canada. It's easy to get to Niagara Falls, Toronto(Canada), Buffalo. There is a beach and two boat docking  More

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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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