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West Columbia, SC vs North, SC

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Highlights
- North spends 9.8% less per student than West Columbia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.6% higher in North than in West Columbia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Columbia
 West Columbia, SCNorth, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,462$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,923  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,775$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2524573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock20.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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Reviews for North    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

To: LEE North, SC is not a dump. They have upgraded the main street, built park for children, built a 5 lane highway to Neeses, more improvements are on the  More

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Over 19 years ago

North, SC is the best. Great, beautiful little town that is getting a huge facelift now including the large highway project on the way. Great location, has one of the  More

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I'm a White Single Male, 40 years old, with a degree in sciences, but am self-employed. I have found a great home for under $100K in western Orangeburg county, nice  More

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