2024 Compare Cities Education:
Long Beach, CA vs Charlotte, NC

Change Cities
Highlights
- Charlotte spends 27.6% less per student than Long Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.8% lower in Charlotte than in Long Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Charlotte had 11.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Long Beach
 Long Beach, CACharlotte, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,429$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374$9,703$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,492$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.8616.2116.23
 Students per Librarian656511494573
 Students per Counselor380307530
 Grade School Educ.11.8%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.80.6%89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.2%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.8%45.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

   |    Reply

Angelique · 
Over 4 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

   |    Reply

Over 6 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Long Beach

Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

   |    Reply

Over 2 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

   |    Reply

Over 3 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Charlotte


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.