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Summerville, SC vs Columbia, SC

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- Columbia spends 54.5% more per student than Summerville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% lower in Columbia than in Summerville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Summerville

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 Summerville, SCColumbia, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,107$17,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,110$14,952$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,901$9,360$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3715.3616.23
 Students per Librarian4805744573
 Students per Counselor342336530
 Grade School Educ.2.8%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%7.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.2%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.4%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.1%44.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.6%11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%3.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Summerville    10 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Is the Cost of living really slightly above the national average? Can you tell me an nice area to rent an apartment. One bed room,furnished that is less than  More

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I have lived in a lot of states in my 32 years of life. Unfortunately I was brought to Summerville, SC by my mother and have remained here due to lack of work and money  More

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MY FAMILY AND I LIVED IN SUMMERVILLE FOR 3 AND 1/2 YEARS, THE CITY IS BEAUTIFUL, SMALL, WITH COUNTRY FLAVOR AND THAT KIND OF PEOPLE THAT GREEDS EVERY BODY WHILE WALKING  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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