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Mount Pleasant, SC vs Grand Forks, ND

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- Grand Forks spends 13.2% less per student than Mount Pleasant.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.9% lower in Grand Forks than in Mount Pleasant. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Forks had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Pleasant
 Mount Pleasant, SCGrand Forks, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,635$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2574573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Mount Pleasant    15 Reviews

Over 5 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 10 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 Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 9 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 13 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  More

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