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Los Angeles, CA vs Columbia, SC

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 1.6% less per student than Los Angeles.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.7% lower in Columbia than in Los Angeles. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 15.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Los Angeles

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 Los Angeles, CAColumbia, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,429$17,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374$14,952$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,492$9,360$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.8615.3616.23
 Students per Librarian65655744573
 Students per Counselor380336530
 Grade School Educ.13.1%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%7.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.78.4%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.3%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.2%44.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.1%11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%3.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Los Angeles    242 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

If I could give this place negative five stars, I would. Most of the people here are a giant waste of time. They are liars, manipulators, psychopaths, and sociopaths.  More

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Timothy · 

Even with the high costs of living and the sooty air, I feel there is no other place in USA that has access to oceans and beaches, cultural and recreational  More

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Over 3 years ago

Ahhh where to begin? Long summary so bare with me. Born and raised in this ****hole, after 25 years finally getting close to be able to move state as I dreamed, as I've  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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ZIPS IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
90011, 91331, 91342, 90044, 91335, 91402, 90003, 90026, 90019, 91343, 107 total
ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
29229, 29203, 29209, 29045, 29205, 29201, 29204, 29207, 29225, 29208, 10 total

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