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Galax, VA vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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- Myrtle Beach spends 2.3% more per student than Galax.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.7% higher in Myrtle Beach than in Galax. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Myrtle Beach had 15.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Galax
 Galax, VAMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,505$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,809  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,721$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5014573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Galax    5 Reviews

We moved here 8 years ago from Ohio and love it. We find the people very friendly, the climate nice, and the mountains beautiful. It isn't for everyone as there isn't  More

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Over 10 years ago

nice place to live  More

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Over 15 years ago

Bring your own job (and hopefully a few more), make friends, enlarge your cultural horizons and you will find Galax and Grayson County most agreeable. Inexpensive  More

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Reviews for Myrtle Beach    56 Reviews

Coming from Massachusetts and New York state, I loved the weather, beach and change of lifestyle. Being an outgoing friendly person I met some nice people here along  More

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We were looking for a new city, and Myrtle Beach had had enough press that we were curious to check it out. A 30something and 40something couple, both of us have  More

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If I could give 4.5 instead of 5 I would because Id like to see the traffic flow better with more red lights and see more money put in to landscaping the roadways and  More

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