2024 Compare Cities Education:
Indianapolis, IN vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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Highlights
- Myrtle Beach spends 13.8% less per student than Indianapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.5% lower in Myrtle Beach than in Indianapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Myrtle Beach had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Indianapolis
 Indianapolis, INMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,503$12,505$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,754$11,111$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,672$6,721$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7114.6116.23
 Students per Librarian9315014573
 Students per Counselor613357530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%6.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.7%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%20.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.6%10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%30.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Indianapolis    154 Reviews

I lived in Indianapolis for over 23 years, and I really miss the laidback: easy lifestyle there. The prices of most items are lower than elsewhere in the US, including  More

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No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  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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