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Grand Rapids, MI vs North Charleston, SC

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- North Charleston spends 29.1% more per student than Grand Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.1% lower in North Charleston than in Grand Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Charleston had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MINorth Charleston, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,933$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,296  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,530$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5054573
 Students per Counselor681  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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Reviews for North Charleston    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Truth in lending - I lived in North Charleston for 20+ years, but here's my fair assessment of an area I still consider my home. North Charleston has a great variety of  More

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I move to Charleston from Watertown NY, only move here because my husband wanted to be close to his parents, The heat is horrible, the majority of people are so rude and  More

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I recently relocated here from upstate New York. The crime is out of control at least in my personal opinion. There is a shooting/robbery/car-jacking on the news just  More

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