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Ladera Ranch, CA vs Fort Mill, SC

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- Fort Mill spends 5.8% less per student than Ladera Ranch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.4% lower in Fort Mill than in Ladera Ranch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Mill had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ladera Ranch
 Ladera Ranch, CAFort Mill, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,911  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,408$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5754573
 Students per Counselor595  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Ladera Ranch    2 Reviews

I've lived in Ladera for 18 years and, after looking around the country to see if it's worth moving, I've concluded Ladera is the best place to live. Not perfect, but  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 7 years and it's one of my favorite places. Yes, it has some of the OC snobbiness, but I still rated it 5 stars because you can control who you hang  More

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Reviews for Fort Mill    12 Reviews

I am from England and I visited Fort Mill to stay with family friends in 1981 and 1986. Although that was a long time ago I enjoyed meeting wonderful friendly people and  More

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Hello. We're thinking of moving to Fort Mill from NJ this summer. My youngest will be a sophomore in high school so the quality of the school system is paramount, as is  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here two years and don't feel the school live up to the reviews. It is very crowded here and traffic is rough. The building never stops. The mayor is a  More

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