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Charleston, SC vs Carmichael, CA

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Highlights
- Carmichael spends 19.5% less per student than Charleston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 76.2% higher in Carmichael than in Charleston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carmichael had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Charleston
 Charleston, SCCarmichael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Carmichael    10 Reviews

We lived in Sacramento since 1978, and in Carmichael since 2019. We’re very happy here. Carmichael is one of the nicer suburbs of Sacramento. The part of Carmichael that  More

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Hello I am moving to california. I would like to stay in the northern area. I am moving from minnesota. I cant stand the weather here. I am looking for be able to raise  More

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Hi Barabara I read your take on Carmichael and am glad to see it is a nice town, I'm wondering what areas I should avoid living in? I may be moving there soon and I  More

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