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Westminster, SC vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Columbia spends 7.0% less per student than Westminster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% higher in Columbia than in Westminster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Columbia had 16.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Westminster

Education
 Westminster, SCColumbia, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,306$14,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,115$11,303$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,061$6,199$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.7812.7916.23
 Students per Librarian3594524573
 Students per Counselor386260530
 Grade School Educ.6.8%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.9%2.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.2%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%17.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.2%6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.9%53.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.7%15.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.2%5.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Westminster    2 Reviews

Lived in the area for 15 years. I would say if you bring your social network and employment with you, you won't miss or resent the lack of acceptance from the locals.  More

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Over 17 years ago

I've lived in this one horse county the majority of my life.... lived in Charleston, SC(3 years) and Portland, Or(briefly). It's a great place if you are hunting a  More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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ZIPS IN WESTMINSTER, SOUTH CAROLINA
29693
ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
65203 65202 65201 65215

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