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Anderson, SC vs Pearl River, NY

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Highlights
- Pearl River spends 121.7% more per student than Anderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.8% lower in Pearl River than in Anderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pearl River had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anderson
 Anderson, SCPearl River, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,157$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,481  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,649$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6654573
 Students per Counselor358  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Pearl River    3 Reviews

Schools are fantastic. The safe environment allows children to flourish. The community controls its own school district and keeps it strong. Recent investment of $50  More

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I grew up in Pearl River- it is a safe, friendly town with schools top ranked in the state every year... all this and a close proximity (25 miles) to NYC... cost of  More

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Over 17 years ago

Crime is very little to none. In fact, it's so low, when something does happen it seem's the whole town hear's about  More

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