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Florence, AL vs Seneca, SC

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Highlights
- Seneca spends 34.8% more per student than Florence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.4% lower in Seneca than in Florence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seneca had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Florence
 Florence, ALSeneca, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,306$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,311  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,061$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3594573
 Students per Counselor349  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Florence    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I am a 41 yr old female in search of a new life. I am not running I amj ust trying to find myself some happiness and I would like to know what I can rent there to make  More

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Over 15 years ago

A few years ago, while i was still living in Florence, the local newspaper did an article abt why the young educated people were leaving Florence. In my early 20's as i  More

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Over 16 years ago

we will relocate to Alabama, Muscle Shoals, Florence, Sheffield area.We would like a nice town to live in, where our two kids can grow up and would not cost us a  More

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Reviews for Seneca    7 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Our family has now been here for 2 years. There's nothing not to love about this city. Asides from the gorgeous scenery and a college town right up the road, Seneca has  More

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For one thing, the statistics that this website gives are wrong. Allow me to give you a true sense of what Seneca, SC is like. The people who live here are primarily  More

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I begged my ex husband to move out west, where I had family, because I needed help with our son who was just starting to show what we now realize were signs of  More

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