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Mount Pleasant, SC vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz spends 13.6% less per student than Mount Pleasant.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 69.2% higher in Santa Cruz than in Mount Pleasant. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 2.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Pleasant
 Mount Pleasant, SCSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%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 Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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