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Oxford, CT vs North Myrtle Beach, SC

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- North Myrtle Beach spends 46.0% less per student than Oxford.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.2% higher in North Myrtle Beach than in Oxford. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Myrtle Beach had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oxford
 Oxford, CTNorth Myrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,505$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,223  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,721$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5014573
 Students per Counselor365  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Oxford    3 Reviews

The overview of Oxford seems odd to me as it lists, as part of the cons, areas of urban decay. Not sure how, where or what they were looking at. Oxford was once a  More

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Oxford is a lovely town but offers little to no service and taxes it's residents out of their homes. Too bad because it wasn't always that way but the current political  More

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Over 18 years ago

Nice people. Lots of community  More

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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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