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Mount Pleasant, SC vs Anderson, SC

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- Anderson spends 28.2% less per student than Mount Pleasant.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.2% higher in Anderson than in Mount Pleasant. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anderson had 12.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Pleasant
 Mount Pleasant, SCAnderson, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,600$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,778$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5764573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
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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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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