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Huntington Beach, CA vs Mount Pleasant, SC

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- Mount Pleasant spends 23.9% more per student than Huntington Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.4% lower in Mount Pleasant than in Huntington Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Pleasant had 5.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Huntington Beach
 Huntington Beach, CAMount Pleasant, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,933$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,530$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5054573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Huntington Beach    33 Reviews

Lived here for a couple months now. Love the beach and the weather. Nice boardwalk to walk or ride your bike. Overall nice clean feel and vibe. Only move here if you  More

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Over 8 years ago

Overdevelopment has ruined the city, Housing is overpriced - overseas investors, corporate housing, sober living houses (there are many throughout the city) and AirB&B  More

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Over 11 years ago

The population of Huntington Beach is much more than that. It was actually 199,189 according to the city's  More

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Reviews for Mount Pleasant    15 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Mount Pleasant and the surrounding Charleston area has changed drastically over the years. Entirely too many people have moved here and cost of living is skyrocketing.  More

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I fell in Love with Charleston and its neighboring town over 30 years ago. The people were the nicest and most hospitable people I had ever met. Downtown Charleston  More

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Over 10 years ago

Charleston is an amazing place! I grew up there. Mt. Pleasant will be your most pretentious people. The majority of people that live there now are no originally from  More

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