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Anderson, SC vs New Bern, NC

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Highlights
- New Bern spends 27.4% less per student than Anderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% higher in New Bern than in Anderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Bern had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anderson
 Anderson, SCNew Bern, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,880$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,481  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,821$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7044573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 New Bern    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

New Bern is a nice quiet town. The people are very nice. The cost of living is low which would be great if you are retiring from a big city. There is always a place eat,  More

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I’ve lived here for my hole Life I’m 12 and I just wanna say if u what snow every xmas and on Xmas don’t come here bc u won’t get it. Now if u want a very hot summer  More

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Over 5 years ago

My wife and I spent a week here and found it to be an enjoyable area. I have been looking to move to NC for a while now and I think this trip talked her into it.  More

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