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Greensburg, PA vs Columbia, SC

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 0.1% less per student than Greensburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% higher in Columbia than in Greensburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greensburg
 Greensburg, PAColumbia, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,118  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,360$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.92  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5744573
 Students per Counselor374  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Greensburg    7 Reviews

I commonly refer to greensburg as "grimsburg". Mainly because it is grim, depressing, rude, snobby, and downright pathetic. On any given day, you can find people of  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived here for 3 long years. These are the rudest most ignorent people I have ever met. I have lived all over the US.and I must say I have never lived in a place  More

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Over 14 years ago

I've had the good fortune in life to live all over the United States. I have to say that this is the WORST place I have ever lived. The people are the rudest most  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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