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Charleston, SC vs Ferndale, MI

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Highlights
- Ferndale spends 19.8% less per student than Charleston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.8% higher in Ferndale than in Charleston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ferndale had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Charleston
 Charleston, SCFerndale, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Ferndale    7 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Ferndale is the heart and soul of the Michigan LGBT community. The pricing on this site is off though-- a studio is $700+ here. A one bedroom is $950+. This is without  More

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I have lived in Ferndale for 20 years. I grew up in the 60's on the East Side of Detroit. I was on the Assessing Review Board and Ferndale's Beautification Commission  More

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Over 13 years ago

Ferndale is a great walking town a short distance from Detroit. Lots of shops and restaurants within a mile of each other. It's also a very progressive community with  More

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