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Anderson, SC vs Lewes, DE

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Highlights
- Lewes spends 27.0% more per student than Anderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.6% lower in Lewes than in Anderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lewes had 7.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anderson
 Anderson, SCLewes, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,270$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,481  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,970$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24834573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.1%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 Lewes    4 Reviews

I moved to Lewes in 2009 and it has been a great experience so far. Sussex County has the lowest property taxes in the state and Delaware has no sales tax making it a  More

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Lewes has so much to offer for retirees! It has a great library, wonderful classes for lifelong education (through the Osher Institute, affiliated with U.D.), and a town  More

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Over 15 years ago

I've lived in Lewes, Delaware practically my whole life and love it here. It’s a tight-knit community that really focuses on one another. Lewes frequently tops the  More

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