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Fort Pierce, FL vs Gaffney, SC

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- Gaffney spends 13.1% more per student than Fort Pierce.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.9% lower in Gaffney than in Fort Pierce. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gaffney had 2.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Pierce
 Fort Pierce, FLGaffney, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,644$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,002  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4104573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Pierce    4 Reviews

Fort Pierce has both beautiful pristine Atlantic Ocean Beaches and Indian River Lagoon state of the art marinas. The two are linked by the best ocean inlet in the state  More

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Over 18 years ago

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Over 18 years ago

I moved here from Ohio nearly three years ago. It was fun at first...fishing,the beach and the winter weather was nice. But, after the honeymoon was over, I began to see  More

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Reviews for Gaffney    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I have lived in Gaffney for ten years, I am from Garfield New Jersey. I do Love living here in the south.  More

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Over 13 years ago

Small town located an hour away from Charlotte. Property taxes are low and they offer the Homestead Act to senior citizens. Although the summer months are hot, winters  More

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