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Anderson, SC vs Irvine, CA

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Highlights
- Irvine spends 12.3% more per student than Anderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.4% higher in Irvine than in Anderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Irvine had 12.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anderson
 Anderson, SCIrvine, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,481  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.6%1.5%
Reviews for Anderson    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Anderson is a wonderful place to live! We’ve moved around quite abit. We had searched many places and one day by accident I came across Anderson on the internet. We  More

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Anderson has much to offer! Two well know established colleges, Lake Hartwell, Lake Secession, parks galore, plenty of shopping, two Wal-Marts, plenty of grocery stores,  More

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Over 16 years ago

To be quite honest I came to Anderson with City Snobbery... "these hicks and their camping stores every 5 feet, damn john deer, redneck fools" etc. I was miserable  More

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Reviews for Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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