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Charleston, SC vs Lawrence, KS

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Highlights
- Lawrence spends 29.8% less per student than Charleston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.7% higher in Lawrence than in Charleston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lawrence had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Charleston
 Charleston, SCLawrence, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,289$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,995$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3974573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.7%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 Lawrence    19 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I don't know why people have written negative reviews about Lawrence, but I have lived here for two years and love it. The quality of life is great - it is a college  More

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Over 12 years ago

Great college town, wonderful people and community. Fun  More

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Over 13 years ago

While I was a grad student at KU I lived in Lawrence, KS. I was unimpressed by the town and even less impressed by the over-inflated ego of its inhabitants. Let's be  More

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