2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lima, OH vs North Charleston, SC

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Highlights
- North Charleston spends 42.0% more per student than Lima.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.0% lower in North Charleston than in Lima. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Charleston had 0.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lima
 Lima, OHNorth Charleston, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,933$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,493  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,530$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5054573
 Students per Counselor464  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Lima    7 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

This is the most depressed city I have ever been in. It is a ghetto town and is very sad. The mall has nothing to offer and many retailers have moved out. Their style  More

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Over 16 years ago

Want to know what the best thing is about Lima? Nothing! Most places have at least a few things that make them unique and appealing. Not Lima; as a matter of fact, I am  More

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Over 17 years ago

I grew up around Dayton/ Lima area. We are seriously thinking of moving someplace warmer - south east. We have lived here because this is where our family if from. We  More

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Reviews for North Charleston    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Truth in lending - I lived in North Charleston for 20+ years, but here's my fair assessment of an area I still consider my home. North Charleston has a great variety of  More

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I move to Charleston from Watertown NY, only move here because my husband wanted to be close to his parents, The heat is horrible, the majority of people are so rude and  More

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I recently relocated here from upstate New York. The crime is out of control at least in my personal opinion. There is a shooting/robbery/car-jacking on the news just  More

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