2025 Compare Cities Education:
Portales, NM vs Columbia, SC

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 28.2% more per student than Portales.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.7% higher in Columbia than in Portales. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 6.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portales
 Portales, NMColumbia, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,347  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,360$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5744573
 Students per Counselor322  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Portales    10 Reviews

In a single sentence, this is a town that is slowly dying in the desert- and nobody here cares. Why- because the people who run this town were born in the 1940's or  More

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Over 6 years ago

I love portales new.Mexico they have nice people I like boys cute boys that the high school  More

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If you like boring, low wages, and high unemployment for mediocre jobs, and ultra-conservatism then this is the place for you.  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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