2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sumter, SC vs Columbus, GA

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Highlights
- Columbus spends 11.7% more per student than Sumter.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.7% lower in Columbus than in Sumter. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbus had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sumter
 Sumter, SCColumbus, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,775$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,979  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,958$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6024573
 Students per Counselor343  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Sumter    11 Reviews

I work in Sumter. I have been thoroughly impressed by the talent that lives in the area. Folks who get it done. In terms of a place to live. Though Sumter has a  More

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Over 6 years ago

About me: I lived in Sumter from birth to around 22 years old. I have since lived in many states, and currently reside in CO, and love it. I prefer towns smaller than  More

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Over 14 years ago

We are a transplanted military family who always intended on retiring in Florida when we retired from the Air Force. We enjoy the small town feeling of Sumter and have  More

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Reviews for Columbus    9 Reviews

I have lived here for 6.5 years. In-town is cute with nice restaurants and sometimes music. It hasn’t realized it’s full potential though. Houses are still reasonably  More

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no,nonono NEVER MOVE HERE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. as someone who is almost out of highschool and i can finally go to my homecountry after 10 years of begging to move, never  More

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This once beautiful and safe town is now crime ridden and trashy courtesy of Theresa Tomlinson’s 2 terms as mayor. Even if you live in the north end you are no longer  More

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