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South Windsor, CT vs Columbia, SC

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 31.6% less per student than South Windsor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.6% higher in Columbia than in South Windsor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to South Windsor
 South Windsor, CTColumbia, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,830  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,360$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5744573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for South Windsor    3 Reviews

I'm from southern Calif., Los Angeles area all my life except for 10 years in Phoenix metro for college, and the start of my profession, then back to L.A. We moved to  More

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Over 16 years ago

South Windsor is a great town to raise children. Education is valued by the people who live here. I wish I could move this town somewhere warmer. The winters are too  More

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Houses are not cheap in South Windsor. Lots of recent commercial development if you like that sort of thing. The people are snobby in an upper-middle class sort of way  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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