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Charleston, SC vs St. Joseph, MI

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Highlights
- St. Joseph spends 31.1% less per student than Charleston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.6% higher in St. Joseph than in Charleston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Joseph had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Charleston
 Charleston, SCSt. Joseph, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,052$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8354573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 St. Joseph    7 Reviews

I felt compelled to leave a comment because other young professionals have left words of St. Joe being boring, etc. I agree that St. Joe is not a great place for  More

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St. Joseph's location on Lake Michigan makes it a popular resort destination. The city is host to a number of festivals throughout the year, summer concerts by the river  More

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St. Joseph is like a little lost treasure on the west side of Michigan. Located near Lake Michigan, it's a town that has a wonderful mixture of rural and urban so you  More

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