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Mount Pleasant, SC vs New Orleans, LA

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- New Orleans spends 7.9% more per student than Mount Pleasant.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.7% higher in New Orleans than in Mount Pleasant. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Orleans had 10.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Pleasant
 Mount Pleasant, SCNew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,431$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,683$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock22524573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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