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Folly Beach, SC vs North Myrtle Beach, SC

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- North Myrtle Beach spends 34.0% less per student than Folly Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% higher in North Myrtle Beach than in Folly Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Myrtle Beach had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Folly Beach
 Folly Beach, SCNorth Myrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,505$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,721$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5014573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 North Myrtle Beach    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

High taxes, tolls, utilities but close to NYC. Not a good place to retire unless well to do & you have a house on the Jersey shore. Then again, that's if your house  More

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Definitely a tourist area. Not a good place to raise kids! Schools are terrible. Decent amount of crime, nothing too extreme. High accident rate. Dear god do NOT drive  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have visited this area and it is very nice. I am thinking of longer stays. The only thing I find troubling is the lower end rating for water in this area in general.  More

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