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Ladson, SC vs Union, SC

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Highlights
- Union spends 5.4% less per student than Ladson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% lower in Union than in Ladson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Union had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ladson
 Ladson, SCUnion, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,582$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,645$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9654573
 Students per Counselor371  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Ladson    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Ladson is located in Charleston County and Dorchester County. If you have kids you must live in the Dorchester 2 school district. We moved from Charleston County to  More

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Reviews for Union    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Union SC is a great place to live, with a steady income a person can easily rent or purchace a home, most people, work outside the city limits, due to shortage of jobs.  More

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