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Charleston, SC vs Jackson, CA

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Highlights
- Jackson spends 42.5% less per student than Charleston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.2% higher in Jackson than in Charleston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jackson had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Charleston
 Charleston, SCJackson, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,880$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,149$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Jackson    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I live 16 miles outta Jackson and we get 4 or 5 inches of snow in Jan and Feb so  More

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Over 17 years ago

Volcano is a charming town in the California gold country, population 100 people. One hotel, one bar, off the beaten path. It is above the fog and below the snow. Once a  More

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Over 18 years ago

Jackson, California is a great place to live for retirees. The city and country police and the highway patrol are all over this place. Also, there's all kinds of  More

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