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Norfolk, VA vs Charleston, SC

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Highlights
- Charleston spends 46.7% more per student than Norfolk.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.3% lower in Charleston than in Norfolk. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Charleston had 7.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Norfolk

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 Norfolk, VACharleston, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,905$18,933$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,354$12,188$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,401$6,530$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4912.9116.23
 Students per Librarian5505054573
 Students per Counselor316284530
 Grade School Educ.3.2%1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%3.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.9%95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%16.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.7%7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%55.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.9%13.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%4.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%2.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Norfolk    41 Reviews

I've lived in Norfolk for most of my life, and I love it here. I love the maker scene, and the new breweries. The arts scene, especially the theater side is always  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived in Norfolk VA for 11 months and,I cant wait to leave.It is full of crime ,homeless and undeveloped city.Public transportation is terrible and its wet and  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was born in Norfolk, and lived in Norfolk and Virginia Beach until my early 20s. Here are 10 things that are 100% true about Norfolk you may have heard before: 1) It's  More

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Reviews for Charleston    76 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Charleston is beautiful and unique and incredibly special. If you don't believe me, just ask Anthony Bourdain in his Parts Unknown episode - and he was an insightful  More

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Serious lack of health care and "good old boys club" whereby doctors will not even see the patient but diagnose them based on referring doctor. My sister died there for  More

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Over 4 years ago

Boy, has this once beautiful town changed...for the worse! I initially moved here 20 years ago because the people were so nice, no traffic, great choice of hospitals,  More

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