2025 Compare Cities Education:
Myrtle Beach, SC vs Alexandria, LA

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Highlights
- Alexandria spends 9.5% less per student than Myrtle Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% higher in Alexandria than in Myrtle Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alexandria had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Myrtle Beach
 Myrtle Beach, SCAlexandria, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,319$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,111  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,644$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5324573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Myrtle Beach    56 Reviews

Coming from Massachusetts and New York state, I loved the weather, beach and change of lifestyle. Being an outgoing friendly person I met some nice people here along  More

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We were looking for a new city, and Myrtle Beach had had enough press that we were curious to check it out. A 30something and 40something couple, both of us have  More

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If I could give 4.5 instead of 5 I would because Id like to see the traffic flow better with more red lights and see more money put in to landscaping the roadways and  More

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Reviews for Alexandria    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I get migraines from rapid shifts of barometric pressure tornado and severe storms in Indiana we can go from 60 to 30 with snow in 24 hours. How does Alexandria compare  More

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Over 16 years ago

Lynette and Lynelle? I knew them when we were children and I'd love to talk with their Mom again. I only remember that they lived in Alexandria.  More

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Over 16 years ago

I live in a great city if you are seeking to raise children. Good schools with low crime  More

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