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Charleston, SC vs Winston-Salem, NC

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- Winston-Salem spends 44.4% less per student than Charleston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.1% higher in Winston-Salem than in Charleston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Winston-Salem had 8.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Charleston
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 Charleston, SCWinston-Salem, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,933$10,533$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188$9,824$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,530$6,505$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.9114.8616.23
 Students per Librarian5055164573
 Students per Counselor284347530
 Grade School Educ.1.1%4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%7.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.8%88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%20.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.3%7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.7%34.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.6%9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%2.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews
Robin · Charleston, SC
Fabulous
Over 1 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Carmen · Upper East Side, NY
Frightening rate of medical malpractice.
Over 3 years ago

Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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fran · Isle of Palms, SC
Paradise lost!
Over 4 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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Reviews for Winston-Salem    26 Reviews
Emily · Greenville, SC
A sad and corrupt city
Over 4 years ago

Winston Salem is a corrupt and sad city. Many residents aren't open to new comers and crime is rampant. The abysmal crime rate is due in part to the corrupt and  More

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Charlotte · Winston-Salem, NC
Beautiful and Quiet
Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived here since 2008 and the community is beautiful and quiet. Convenient to everything and if you’re not a lazy person you can walk to Walmart, the bank,  More

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mary · Terre Haute, IN
Progressive, artsy small city
Over 6 years ago

I didn't fully appreciate WS until I left. I still have family and friends there, and when I visit (I've lived in various places, now in the midwest for about 20 years)  More

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ZIPS IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
29412, 29414, 29407, 29403, 29455, 29492, 29401, 29450, 29409, 29424, 10 total
ZIPS IN WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA
27106, 27107, 27105, 27127, 27103, 27104, 27101, 27040, 27109, 27110, 10 total
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