2024 Compare Cities Education:
Lancaster, PA vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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- Myrtle Beach spends 35.0% less per student than Lancaster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% higher in Myrtle Beach than in Lancaster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Myrtle Beach had 9.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lancaster
 Lancaster, PAMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,226$12,505$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,226$11,111$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,603$6,721$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7714.6116.23
 Students per Librarian4575014573
 Students per Counselor314357530
 Grade School Educ.8.0%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%6.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.5%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%20.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%30.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%1.3%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 10 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 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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