2025 Compare Cities Education:
Beaufort, SC vs Huntsville, AL

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Highlights
- Huntsville spends 25.8% less per student than Beaufort.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.9% higher in Huntsville than in Beaufort. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Huntsville had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Beaufort
 Beaufort, SCHuntsville, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,547  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5644573
 Students per Counselor289  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Beaufort    17 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

My husband and I moved here a year and a half ago. We have already made more friends here, than we had in other places we have lived. Most of our neighbors are from  More

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This place is exactly what you'd expect for a small town. Great for old people who like a slow lifestyle of fishing and pig pickings. Horrible for young people --  More

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We are relocating to the area and I am wondering about the elementary school special needs programs. I will i appreciate any  More

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Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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