2025 Compare Cities Education:
Myrtle Beach, SC vs San Diego, CA

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Highlights
- San Diego spends 30.8% more per student than Myrtle Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.0% higher in San Diego than in Myrtle Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Diego had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Myrtle Beach
 Myrtle Beach, SCSan Diego, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,111  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%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 San Diego    319 Reviews

I have lived in San Diego for more than half my life (I am 30) and love it. It has something for everyone and more from arts, to sporting events, and all cuisine is  More

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The only real knock again San Diego is the cost of living, but it is paradise compared to most cities of similar size. Those who complain about the traffic here or say  More

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I have lived in San Diego since 1968 and I am now almost 62 years old. I love San Diego, I really do. But it has become so crowded and so expensive over the years. It  More

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