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Mount Pleasant, SC vs Palatine, IL

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Highlights
- Palatine spends 15.7% more per student than Mount Pleasant.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.2% higher in Palatine than in Mount Pleasant. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palatine had 7.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Pleasant
 Mount Pleasant, SCPalatine, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Palatine    7 Reviews

No town is perfect. One flaw in Palatine are that it lacks enough updated, healthier food restaurants. A more serious flaw is that the elementary district does not  More

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Over 15 years ago

The correct total Sales Tax Rate for Palatine, Cook County, IL is 9.5%, not  More

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Over 15 years ago

Palatine is a great community for raising a family. Good schools and extremely low crime rate just add to that point. Minutes to Schaumburg and all the shopping and  More

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