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Buxton, NC vs Folly Beach, SC

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- Folly Beach spends 53.4% more per student than Buxton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.6% lower in Folly Beach than in Buxton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Folly Beach had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Buxton
 Buxton, NCFolly Beach, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,933$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,468  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,530$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.26  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5054573
 Students per Counselor271  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.36.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
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Reviews for Folly Beach    3 Reviews

I resided in this very overrated village for a year. With the exception of the one local down village pizza place, the best food is from the gas station'shot dog roller  More

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If you're looking for a place that's not uppity or country club-ish, Folly Beach is THE place to be. It is home to some of the nicest most down to earth people  More

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If you're looking for a beautiful place to go without any pretense or country club attitude, Folly Beach is the place to go. The people there are the nicest most down  More

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