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Folly Beach, SC vs St. Simons, GA

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- St. Simons spends 30.2% less per student than Folly Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.8% higher in St. Simons than in Folly Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Simons had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Folly Beach
 Folly Beach, SCSt. Simons, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,217$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4844573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 St. Simons    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

nice place with a cute downtown. nice winter but summer are a way too humide and the nat bugs are very bad; they eat eat you to bone!!! the wages are low and not much to  More

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Over 19 years ago

It is beautiful, with the tree-lined streets and sunny beaches but it is also a very crazy place. Living on an island does something to people; it's as if all anyone  More

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Over 19 years ago

St. Simons is a beautiful little southern island. Real estate is over priced and the variety of people is low. It is a wonderful place to raise your children and to  More

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