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Charleston, SC vs Cullman, AL

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Highlights
- Cullman spends 42.2% less per student than Charleston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.1% higher in Cullman than in Charleston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cullman had 5.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Charleston
 Charleston, SCCullman, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,944$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,277$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4234573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Cullman    3 Reviews

I lived in Cullman for over 13 years when my family brought two plants there. It was tough, at first, because I wasn't a native and it is a very cliquish type of town. I  More

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I'm very hopeful that the recent Alcohol Legalization will bring in more business such as restaurants and entertainment venues. Cullman has a lot of potential if the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Cullman is about 45 minutes south of Huntsville and 45 minutes north of Birmingham. Cullman is a town that never changes and always stays the same. Cullman doesn't  More

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