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Mount Pleasant, SC vs Pensacola, FL

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- Pensacola spends 43.4% less per student than Mount Pleasant.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% higher in Pensacola than in Mount Pleasant. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pensacola had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Pleasant
 Mount Pleasant, SCPensacola, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,709$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,296$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8224573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%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 Pensacola    72 Reviews

I grew up in Pcola and moved away after hurricane Ivan over a decade ago. I have recently moved back and was shocked to see the rate of decline it has endured over the  More

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I've lived here for almost 30 years and love it! Good size town but not a big city still plenty to do in downtown's really come alive in the last 10 years. Plus we have  More

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I came here to visit and never left! The American Planning Association named downtown Pensacola "Florida's Greatest Place" after a popular vote and Palafox Street was  More

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