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North Charleston, SC vs Seattle, WA

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- Seattle spends 6.0% more per student than North Charleston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.5% higher in Seattle than in North Charleston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Seattle had 10.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to North Charleston
 North Charleston, SCSeattle, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,188  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.91  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9894573
 Students per Counselor284  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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