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Charleston, SC vs Ambridge, PA

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Highlights
- Ambridge spends 5.1% less per student than Charleston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.7% higher in Ambridge than in Charleston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ambridge had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Charleston
 Charleston, SCAmbridge, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,965$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,620$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11654573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%1.5%
Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 5 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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Reviews for Ambridge    3 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Low cost of living, friendly folks, cheap housing, great weather in summer, and close to Pittsburgh. Many older homes have been renovated and the high street,  More

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Over 14 years ago

Close to Pgh shopping,dining,and  More

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Over 16 years ago

A lot of the homes are old, but they are solidly built. It is cheap to live here. However, the town could do more to be more attractive. The main street was once a  More

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