2025 Compare Cities Education:
Martinsville, VA vs Anderson, SC

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Highlights
- Anderson spends 4.5% more per student than Martinsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.6% higher in Anderson than in Martinsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anderson had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Martinsville
 Martinsville, VAAnderson, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,600$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,408  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,778$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5764573
 Students per Counselor227  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Martinsville    3 Reviews

I've lived here almost 40 years and taught economics in the local community college. Ideally situated between Greensboro NC and Roanoke VA. Low housing prices, crime  More

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Over 13 years ago

We are lucky if we get one snowfall that covers the ground and stays for 1-2 days. Winters are mild with beautiful spring and fall weather. The summers are great but  More

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Over 15 years ago

Boring! Nothing to do, nowhere to go, very scarce on jobs........need I say  More

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Reviews for Anderson    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Anderson is a wonderful place to live! We’ve moved around quite abit. We had searched many places and one day by accident I came across Anderson on the internet. We  More

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Anderson has much to offer! Two well know established colleges, Lake Hartwell, Lake Secession, parks galore, plenty of shopping, two Wal-Marts, plenty of grocery stores,  More

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Over 16 years ago

To be quite honest I came to Anderson with City Snobbery... "these hicks and their camping stores every 5 feet, damn john deer, redneck fools" etc. I was miserable  More

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