2024 Compare Cities Education:
Folly Beach, SC vs Orange Beach, AL

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Highlights
- Orange Beach spends 31.4% less per student than Folly Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.3% higher in Orange Beach than in Folly Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Orange Beach had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Folly Beach
 Folly Beach, SCOrange Beach, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$18,933$12,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188$10,640$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,530$6,183$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.9117.7316.23
 Students per Librarian5056014573
 Students per Counselor284388530
 Grade School Educ.0.0%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%1.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.0%96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.4%21.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.1.8%5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.9%44.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.9%10.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.9%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%0.7%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 Orange Beach    3 Reviews

There is a great divide I agree but I live in Orange Beach and we are lower middle class and are quite happy. There are several things to do for families and with a  More

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Over 14 years ago

There is a great divide in rich and poor but I live in Orange Beach and we are lower middle class and are quite happy. There are several things to do for families and  More

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This area is heavily populated with ostentatious elitists. It is growing rapidly and, because it is so expensive to live here now, it seems to only be attracting the  More

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