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Chattanooga, TN vs Charleston, SC

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Highlights
- Charleston spends 67.8% more per student than Chattanooga.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.7% lower in Charleston than in Chattanooga. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Charleston had 7.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chattanooga

Education
 Chattanooga, TNCharleston, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,280$18,933$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,814$12,188$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,730$6,530$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9612.9116.23
 Students per Librarian6555054573
 Students per Counselor380284530
 Grade School Educ.4.0%1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%3.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.0%95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%16.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.4%7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.0%55.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.3%13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%4.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%2.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Chattanooga    60 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved to Chattanooga from the San Francisco Bay area. It was a hard one but after losing much in the 2017, 2018, 2019 annual wildfire festival of California I got tired  More

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I feel like the crime in Chattanooga gets glossed over in most reviews. Lived here virtually my entire life and I will truly miss the golden sunrises against the  More

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I live in nearby Cleveland TN where I have lived for 20 years. I like to shop and visit Chattanooga as there is a lot to do but they do have a very high crime rate.   More

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

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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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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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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