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Aiken, SC vs Richlands, NC

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Highlights
- Richlands spends 29.9% less per student than Aiken.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% higher in Richlands than in Aiken. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richlands had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Aiken
 Aiken, SCRichlands, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,787$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,396  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,014$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7714573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Aiken    34 Reviews

I'm going on 3 years living in Aiken. Moving here not having any family or friends was difficult. I'm thankful for the people I have met who now feel like lifelong  More

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Aiken is a magical place. It is beautiful and historic, has all the amenities, and Hitchcock Woods is a treasure! I feel blessed to have lived in Aiken for 3 years. As a  More

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Aiken is a unique town to visit or live in. I've lived in Toronto, ON Canada, Lynchburg, VA and in Aiken. I am 24 years old and moved here from VA just over two years  More

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Reviews for Richlands    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in RICHLANDS for 3 1/2 years now and have fallen in love with this little town! I could live anywhere in the US and chose RICHLANDS because of everything it  More

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Over 8 years ago

Richlands gives you quiet country living, but allows you to still be just a stone's throw from Jacksonville. Living here is very affordable we live in a subdivision in a  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lower elementary schools do a fine job with the kids but the middle school is lacking in academics resulting in poor performance for rising freshmen....we moved to  More

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