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Charleston, SC vs Charlottesville, VA

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- Charlottesville spends 12.6% less per student than Charleston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.2% higher in Charlottesville than in Charleston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Charlottesville had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Charleston

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 Charleston, SCCharlottesville, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,933$16,539$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188$14,584$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,530$8,935$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.9113.0716.23
 Students per Librarian5054994573
 Students per Counselor284243530
 Grade School Educ.1.1%2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%4.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.8%92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%13.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.3%5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.7%58.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.6%16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%6.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%7.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 1 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 4 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 Charlottesville    44 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Charlottesville, Albemarle County for 25 years. It USED to be a decent place but in the past 10 years has gone downhill. Rent is TOO high, landlords are  More

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Over 3 years ago

Loved here for 7 years, lots of parks and close proximity to Shenandoah, but that’s where the positives end. High cost of living with extreme income inequality,  More

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Over 3 years ago

Charlottesville resident for 7 years. Plenty of parks, the Rivanna River and trail, and a short drive to Shenandoah National Park means plenty of opportunities for  More

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29412, 29414, 29407, 29403, 29455, 29492, 29401, 29450, 29409, 29424, 10 total
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22903 22901 22902

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