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El Cajon, CA vs Mount Pleasant, SC

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Highlights
- Mount Pleasant spends 15.7% more per student than El Cajon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.0% lower in Mount Pleasant than in El Cajon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Pleasant had 14.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to El Cajon
 El Cajon, CAMount Pleasant, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,933$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,530$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5054573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for El Cajon    10 Reviews

Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

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Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

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El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  More

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Reviews for Mount Pleasant    15 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Mount Pleasant and the surrounding Charleston area has changed drastically over the years. Entirely too many people have moved here and cost of living is skyrocketing.  More

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I fell in Love with Charleston and its neighboring town over 30 years ago. The people were the nicest and most hospitable people I had ever met. Downtown Charleston  More

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Over 9 years ago

Charleston is an amazing place! I grew up there. Mt. Pleasant will be your most pretentious people. The majority of people that live there now are no originally from  More

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