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Media, PA vs Charlotte, NC

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Highlights
- Charlotte spends 43.5% less per student than Media.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% higher in Charlotte than in Media. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Charlotte had 8.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Media
 Media, PACharlotte, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11494573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Media    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Media, Pa has easy access to major highways and the rail system, which makes it easy to get to downtown Philadelphia. Rail takes about the same amount of time but there  More

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Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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