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Charleston, SC vs Muncie, IN

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Highlights
- Muncie spends 33.5% less per student than Charleston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.1% higher in Muncie than in Charleston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Muncie had 7.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Charleston
 Charleston, SCMuncie, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,591$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8204573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Muncie    10 Reviews

We moved from Chicago to Muncie and we absolutely love it. The housing prices, taxes, proximity to major cities are all hard to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Muncie offers a nice home town feel with four season  More

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Over 12 years ago

Stay away from Muncie, Indiana. The houses might be cheap, (there's a reason) but the roads are terrible, the cost of living is not any different than anywhere else. The  More

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