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Pound Ridge, NY vs Columbia, SC

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 45.3% less per student than Pound Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.6% higher in Columbia than in Pound Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 9.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pound Ridge
 Pound Ridge, NYColumbia, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,367  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,360$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5744573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Pound Ridge    2 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Most beautiful place to live Peaceful Friendly Beautiful homes Great facilities for families Public pools, camps. Activities and good schools Compute to NY 39  More

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I grew up in Pound Ridge. This is 100% not a good place for anyone to start life. It is a minuscule, desolate community with no relevant opportunities of any kind within  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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