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Pawleys Island, SC vs New Smyrna Beach, FL

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- New Smyrna Beach spends 39.5% less per student than Pawleys Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.8% higher in New Smyrna Beach than in Pawleys Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- New Smyrna Beach had 6.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pawleys Island
 Pawleys Island, SCNew Smyrna Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,617$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,058  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,374$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9424573
 Students per Counselor371  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.85.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
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 14 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 17 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 New Smyrna Beach    7 Reviews

I am originally from CT. I moved to Estero ( near Naples, FL) in 2002. It was nice but there was barely any cool weather in the Winter. I was 40 when I moved there and  More

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Over 15 years ago

Houses are more here because of the coastline (beechside very expensive). Inlanf Florida offers better deals and lower  More

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Over 16 years ago

My wife and i are relocating the the east central coast of Florida very soon, most likely somewhere between Port Orange and Vero Beach. I just find it incredible that  More

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