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Fort Lauderdale, FL vs Mount Pleasant, SC

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- Mount Pleasant spends 61.5% more per student than Fort Lauderdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.7% lower in Mount Pleasant than in Fort Lauderdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Pleasant had 9.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Lauderdale

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 Fort Lauderdale, FLMount Pleasant, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,723$18,933$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998$12,188$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,249$6,530$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.1912.9116.23
 Students per Librarian7215054573
 Students per Counselor366284530
 Grade School Educ.4.1%0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%1.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.1%97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%14.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.3%65.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.0%18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%5.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%2.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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Reviews for Mount Pleasant    15 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Mount Pleasant and the surrounding Charleston area has changed drastically over the years. Entirely too many people have moved here and cost of living is skyrocketing.  More

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I fell in Love with Charleston and its neighboring town over 30 years ago. The people were the nicest and most hospitable people I had ever met. Downtown Charleston  More

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Over 8 years ago

Charleston is an amazing place! I grew up there. Mt. Pleasant will be your most pretentious people. The majority of people that live there now are no originally from  More

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ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306
ZIPS IN MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA
29464 29466

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