2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fort Mill, SC vs Palmetto, FL

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Highlights
- Palmetto spends 16.1% less per student than Fort Mill.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.2% higher in Palmetto than in Fort Mill. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palmetto had 14.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Mill
 Fort Mill, SCPalmetto, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,076$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,160  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,291$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9484573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Mill    12 Reviews

I am from England and I visited Fort Mill to stay with family friends in 1981 and 1986. Although that was a long time ago I enjoyed meeting wonderful friendly people and  More

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Hello. We're thinking of moving to Fort Mill from NJ this summer. My youngest will be a sophomore in high school so the quality of the school system is paramount, as is  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here two years and don't feel the school live up to the reviews. It is very crowded here and traffic is rough. The building never stops. The mayor is a  More

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Reviews for Palmetto    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Best bet for Florida living is newer bedroom communities. Closer to inland parks for canoe and kayak, but a quick drive to the shore. There's not a safe city in the  More

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I am a 40yr old single female who moved to Palmetto about 6 years ago. Since I have been here, I have seen the change in the town. Despite a bad economy, Palmetto  More

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Over 18 years ago

My husband and I are moving from this area because the schools are more than poor. With almost no after school activites or diverse educational choices. If you child  More

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