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Chester, SC vs Fort Mill, SC

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Highlights
- Fort Mill spends 9.5% more per student than Chester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% higher in Fort Mill than in Chester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Mill had 25.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chester
 Chester, SCFort Mill, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,263  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,408$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5754573
 Students per Counselor345  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.17.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.7.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Chester    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

i lived in chester for many years before i moved to oklahoma. I loved it there i think it is honestly the best place on earth!!!! I went to school there Freshman through  More

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Reviews for Fort Mill    12 Reviews

I am from England and I visited Fort Mill to stay with family friends in 1981 and 1986. Although that was a long time ago I enjoyed meeting wonderful friendly people and  More

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Hello. We're thinking of moving to Fort Mill from NJ this summer. My youngest will be a sophomore in high school so the quality of the school system is paramount, as is  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here two years and don't feel the school live up to the reviews. It is very crowded here and traffic is rough. The building never stops. The mayor is a  More

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