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New Orleans, LA vs Columbia, SC

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 16.0% less per student than New Orleans.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.0% lower in Columbia than in New Orleans. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to New Orleans
 New Orleans, LAColumbia, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,687  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,360$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5744573
 Students per Counselor586  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  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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