2025 Compare Cities Education:
Huntsville, AL vs Orangeburg, SC

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Highlights
- Orangeburg spends 29.4% more per student than Huntsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.1% lower in Orangeburg than in Huntsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Orangeburg had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Huntsville
 Huntsville, ALOrangeburg, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,462$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,752  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,775$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2524573
 Students per Counselor470  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock17.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 4 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Reviews for Orangeburg    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I moved to Orangeburg 7 months ago from up north and have mostly learned/adapted to enjoy it. I’ll admit I was worried about the crime statistics, but there are very  More

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Over 10 years ago

Summer stars in April/May. Too many near 100 degree days. High humidity Little to do other then work. We are not church goers so meeting people is not easy. There  More

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