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Charleston, SC vs Avalon, CA

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Highlights
- Avalon spends 7.9% less per student than Charleston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 69.3% higher in Avalon than in Charleston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Avalon had 10.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Charleston
 Charleston, SCAvalon, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock17.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Avalon    3 Reviews

I've moved to Avalon three years ago to be closer to family in Los Angeles. I was unsure about California at first because of the hot temperatures, wildfires, and cost  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Avalon since high school and I never want to leave! It's small, charming, and I've made some amazing friends here. Avalon is also close enough to the city  More

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Over 17 years ago

I think your summary of the commuting situation in Avalon is rather misleading. The entire city is only about a mile in diameter. About half of the folks here  More

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