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North Charleston, SC vs East Lansing, MI

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- East Lansing spends 18.9% less per student than North Charleston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.8% higher in East Lansing than in North Charleston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- East Lansing had 12.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to North Charleston
 North Charleston, SCEast Lansing, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,353$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,708$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.6%1.5%
Reviews for North Charleston    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Truth in lending - I lived in North Charleston for 20+ years, but here's my fair assessment of an area I still consider my home. North Charleston has a great variety of  More

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I move to Charleston from Watertown NY, only move here because my husband wanted to be close to his parents, The heat is horrible, the majority of people are so rude and  More

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I recently relocated here from upstate New York. The crime is out of control at least in my personal opinion. There is a shooting/robbery/car-jacking on the news just  More

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Reviews for East Lansing    4 Reviews

East Lansing is a wonderful, lively, youthful college town that has gotten better over time. You feel the strong Spartan Spirit everywhere as students, alumni and locals  More

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East Lansing is noted for being the home of one of the first Land Grant colleges -- Michigan State University. MSU has an large campus with an enormous area of land  More

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Over 17 years ago

East Lansing is a very pretty town. The town has had frequent problems with student rioters. Overall 60% of the town is composed of students. I would recommend East  More

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