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Charleston, SC vs San Anselmo, CA

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Highlights
- San Anselmo spends 11.5% more per student than Charleston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 53.7% higher in San Anselmo than in Charleston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Anselmo had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Charleston
 Charleston, SCSan Anselmo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%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 San Anselmo    3 Reviews

I've lived here for over forty five years and I can't wait to leave! The cost of living is ridiculous and, though the statistics about population growth always appear  More

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We love, love, love San Anselmo. It has great schools, is very walkable/bikeable, is not a far walk or bike from that funky town of Fairfax, everyone is friendly! Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

We love it here, but the cost of housing is astronomical, and has us rethinking whether we can stay here much longer. Considering first mortgage, second mortgage and  More

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