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North Myrtle Beach, SC vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Phoenix spends 15.5% less per student than North Myrtle Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.8% higher in Phoenix than in North Myrtle Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phoenix had 10.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to North Myrtle Beach
 North Myrtle Beach, SCPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,111  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for North Myrtle Beach    4 Reviews

Over 12 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 14 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 Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 1 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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