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Lancaster, PA vs Mount Pleasant, SC

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- Mount Pleasant spends 1.5% less per student than Lancaster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% lower in Mount Pleasant than in Lancaster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Pleasant had 18.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lancaster
 Lancaster, PAMount Pleasant, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,933$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,226  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,530$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5054573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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Reviews for Mount Pleasant    15 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Mount Pleasant and the surrounding Charleston area has changed drastically over the years. Entirely too many people have moved here and cost of living is skyrocketing.  More

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I fell in Love with Charleston and its neighboring town over 30 years ago. The people were the nicest and most hospitable people I had ever met. Downtown Charleston  More

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Over 9 years ago

Charleston is an amazing place! I grew up there. Mt. Pleasant will be your most pretentious people. The majority of people that live there now are no originally from  More

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