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Folly Beach, SC vs Pensacola, FL

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- Pensacola spends 43.4% less per student than Folly Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% higher in Pensacola than in Folly Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pensacola had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Folly Beach
 Folly Beach, SCPensacola, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,709$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,296$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8224573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%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 Pensacola    72 Reviews

I grew up in Pcola and moved away after hurricane Ivan over a decade ago. I have recently moved back and was shocked to see the rate of decline it has endured over the  More

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I've lived here for almost 30 years and love it! Good size town but not a big city still plenty to do in downtown's really come alive in the last 10 years. Plus we have  More

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I came here to visit and never left! The American Planning Association named downtown Pensacola "Florida's Greatest Place" after a popular vote and Palafox Street was  More

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