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Lakeland, FL vs Ladson, SC

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Highlights
- Ladson spends 1.8% more per student than Lakeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Ladson than in Lakeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ladson had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakeland
 Lakeland, FLLadson, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,183$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,977  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,397$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3844573
 Students per Counselor436  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Lakeland    27 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I used to live in Lakeland, It is hot, humid, crowded and getting more crowded, Most of the people are rude and unfriendly. I was born in the area and visit sometimes to  More

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Over 4 years ago

been there a few times i love it and i a m planning to ove this  More

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Over 7 years ago

Perhas if one is from this area, it is different I don't know. It is so dull and seems comfortable being so. There isn't much of a variety of people here, which I   More

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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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