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Pawleys Island, SC vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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- Myrtle Beach spends 28.7% less per student than Pawleys Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% higher in Myrtle Beach than in Pawleys Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Myrtle Beach had 9.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pawleys Island

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 Pawleys Island, SCMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,545$12,505$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,058$11,111$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,254$6,721$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.9714.6116.23
 Students per Librarian2505014573
 Students per Counselor371357530
 Grade School Educ.0.0%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%6.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.100.0%90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.4%20.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.1.2%10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.85.9%30.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.28.2%6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.2%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree11.8%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Pawleys Island    4 Reviews

DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS AREA IF ONE IS SEEKING A WARM PLACE TO BE AT LEAST 5 OUT OF THE 12 MONTHS A YEAR. THIS AREA HAS DRASTIC TEMPERATURE CHANGES BOTH SEASONALLY &  More

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Over 13 years ago

Would NOT recommend this area for anyone who is seeking warm weather. This area has similar night-time LOW temps as those of The Northeast Cities. Hence, as in those  More

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Over 16 years ago

My family and I relocated from N.J. The schools are not what i expected. If your child is mainstream it is O.K. If you have gifted and talented child your child will be  More

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Reviews for Myrtle Beach    56 Reviews

Coming from Massachusetts and New York state, I loved the weather, beach and change of lifestyle. Being an outgoing friendly person I met some nice people here along  More

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We were looking for a new city, and Myrtle Beach had had enough press that we were curious to check it out. A 30something and 40something couple, both of us have  More

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If I could give 4.5 instead of 5 I would because Id like to see the traffic flow better with more red lights and see more money put in to landscaping the roadways and  More

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