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North Charleston, SC vs Grand Rapids, MN

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- Grand Rapids spends 36.4% more per student than North Charleston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.7% higher in Grand Rapids than in North Charleston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 9.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to North Charleston
 North Charleston, SCGrand Rapids, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,830$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13164573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Grand Rapids    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Grand Rapids my entire life. (43 years) I always feel safe here. We don't lock our house when we leave during the day. We only lock it at night. My  More

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Grand Rapids is my hometown being born here in 1961. Here's the long and short of it. I love it in the summer. I hate the winter. Winters are long, gray and hard.   More

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