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Pawleys Island, SC vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 39.8% less per student than Pawleys Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.6% higher in Scottsdale than in Pawleys Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pawleys Island
 Pawleys Island, SCScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,058  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor371  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.85.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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