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Beacon, NY vs Hilton Head Island, SC

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- Hilton Head Island spends 46.9% less per student than Beacon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.2% lower in Hilton Head Island than in Beacon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hilton Head Island had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Beacon
 Beacon, NYHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,072$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$24,643  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,547$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3434573
 Students per Counselor347  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%1.5%
Reviews for Beacon    13 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Forget the negative reviews of Beacon. Those are old and the city has changed so much. Beacon is quaint, friendly, and growing so much. There's so much to see and do  More

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Great shopping they said, cute town, great art, lots of culture, amazing antique stores, fashionable and chic, a home away from home for Brooklyn and NYC denizens.  More

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Over 8 years ago

So this town had a lot of potential and I decided to visit ultimately buying a condo. It was a town in transition 7 yrs ago.....now it is growing into a hipster arts  More

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Reviews for Hilton Head Island    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Unfortunately Beaufort county is full of transplanted northerners who do nothing but whine and cry about everything. They leave the north to come to the south and then  More

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We got a second home on Hilton Head Island 10 years ago to get away from the Canadian winter weather. It took about 3 days to realize this is where we want to be  More

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I have watched HHI change remarkably in the 40 years I have lived there. Development really started in 1979 and the early residents were explorers and drop outs who  More

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