2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alpharetta, GA vs Charleston, SC

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Highlights
- Charleston spends 16.4% more per student than Alpharetta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% lower in Charleston than in Alpharetta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Charleston had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alpharetta
 Alpharetta, GACharleston, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,933$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,100  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,530$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5054573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Alpharetta    26 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I have lived in Alpharetta for almost 6 years. Great city, professional residents, high end neighborhoods, and of course beautiful shopping centers. The example is  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Alpharetta for 13y. I was initially excited and open-minded about living in the South. (We are from Chicago). The traffic is terrible. Urban planning  More

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Over 8 years ago

I live work and play in Alpharetta, GA. The standard of living is excellent. Housing is high end and affordable. Schools are highly rated. Amenities are top notch and  More

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 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 5 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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