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Pawleys Island, SC vs Sarasota, FL

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Highlights
- Sarasota spends 23.3% less per student than Pawleys Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% higher in Sarasota than in Pawleys Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sarasota had 9.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pawleys Island
 Pawleys Island, SCSarasota, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,454$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,058  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,593$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8684573
 Students per Counselor371  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.85.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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