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Folly Beach, SC vs Aiken, SC

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Highlights
- Aiken spends 18.7% less per student than Folly Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.3% higher in Aiken than in Folly Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aiken had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Folly Beach
 Folly Beach, SCAiken, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,390$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3034573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%1.5%
Reviews for Folly Beach    3 Reviews

I resided in this very overrated village for a year. With the exception of the one local down village pizza place, the best food is from the gas station'shot dog roller  More

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If you're looking for a place that's not uppity or country club-ish, Folly Beach is THE place to be. It is home to some of the nicest most down to earth people  More

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If you're looking for a beautiful place to go without any pretense or country club attitude, Folly Beach is the place to go. The people there are the nicest most down  More

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Reviews for Aiken    34 Reviews

I'm going on 3 years living in Aiken. Moving here not having any family or friends was difficult. I'm thankful for the people I have met who now feel like lifelong  More

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Aiken is a magical place. It is beautiful and historic, has all the amenities, and Hitchcock Woods is a treasure! I feel blessed to have lived in Aiken for 3 years. As a  More

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Aiken is a unique town to visit or live in. I've lived in Toronto, ON Canada, Lynchburg, VA and in Aiken. I am 24 years old and moved here from VA just over two years  More

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