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North Myrtle Beach, SC vs Nogales, AZ

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- Nogales spends 27.3% less per student than North Myrtle Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.0% higher in Nogales than in North Myrtle Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Nogales had 27.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to North Myrtle Beach
 North Myrtle Beach, SCNogales, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,085$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,111  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,506$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24894573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock16.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock67.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for North Myrtle Beach    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

High taxes, tolls, utilities but close to NYC. Not a good place to retire unless well to do & you have a house on the Jersey shore. Then again, that's if your house  More

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Definitely a tourist area. Not a good place to raise kids! Schools are terrible. Decent amount of crime, nothing too extreme. High accident rate. Dear god do NOT drive  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have visited this area and it is very nice. I am thinking of longer stays. The only thing I find troubling is the lower end rating for water in this area in general.  More

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Reviews for Nogales    4 Reviews

Nogales is an excellent town to live in if you speak fluent Spanish and are a Freelancer with a decent income. It is not the kind of town where you'd want to raise a  More

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Nogales is a great town to raise a family. Small, tight-knit community with friendly people and great Mexican food pretty much anywhere in town. Being right on the  More

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Over 16 years ago

I love Nogales! it is soo awesome! it is such a unique town. it is great. sure you probably have to speak spanish everywhere you go. but you would love it if you  More

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