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Palo Alto, CA vs Mount Pleasant, SC

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- Mount Pleasant spends 2.9% more per student than Palo Alto.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.2% lower in Mount Pleasant than in Palo Alto. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Pleasant had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CAMount Pleasant, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,933$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,530$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5054573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews
David · Palo Alto, CA
Wonderful place to live, except for the cost of li
Over 16 years ago

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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David · Menlo Park, CA
Cost of Living
Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Lawrence · Palo Alto, CA
Public transit
Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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Reviews for Mount Pleasant    15 Reviews
K · Mount Pleasant, SC
Losing its charm
Over 4 years ago

Mount Pleasant and the surrounding Charleston area has changed drastically over the years. Entirely too many people have moved here and cost of living is skyrocketing.  More

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fran · Isle of Palms, SC
Bye Bye beautiful Mount Pleasant.
Over 5 years ago

I fell in Love with Charleston and its neighboring town over 30 years ago. The people were the nicest and most hospitable people I had ever met. Downtown Charleston  More

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Sarah · Front Royal, VA
Charleston :)
Over 9 years ago

Charleston is an amazing place! I grew up there. Mt. Pleasant will be your most pretentious people. The majority of people that live there now are no originally from  More

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