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Myrtle Beach, SC vs Corpus Christi, TX

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- Corpus Christi spends 4.2% more per student than Myrtle Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% higher in Corpus Christi than in Myrtle Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Corpus Christi had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Myrtle Beach
 Myrtle Beach, SCCorpus Christi, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,028$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,111  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,924$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6924573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Corpus Christi    57 Reviews

I grew up here and come visit all the time.Some say roads are bad but they have been redoing most all major roads ,now they are working on residential streets.Some say  More

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I grew up in Corpus Christi and still return occasionally. Corpus Christi is probably the most underrated city in Texas. Probably because it is not the picture of a  More

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Over 8 years ago

Corpus Christi is a small city on the shores of Texas with a very nice bayfront. The winters are cloudy bringing much cooler air. The summer months are brutally hot  More

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