2024 Compare Cities Education:
Pensacola, FL vs Charleston, WV

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Highlights
- Charleston spends 30.9% more per student than Pensacola.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.9% lower in Charleston than in Pensacola. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Charleston had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pensacola
 Pensacola, FLCharleston, WVUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,709$14,014$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,326$12,401$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,296$7,532$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.3114.4116.23
 Students per Librarian82214194573
 Students per Counselor455252530
 Grade School Educ.1.5%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%5.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.8%92.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%19.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.12.1%5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.40.1%42.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.4%11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%6.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.1%2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Pensacola    72 Reviews

I grew up in Pcola and moved away after hurricane Ivan over a decade ago. I have recently moved back and was shocked to see the rate of decline it has endured over the  More

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I've lived here for almost 30 years and love it! Good size town but not a big city still plenty to do in downtown's really come alive in the last 10 years. Plus we have  More

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I came here to visit and never left! The American Planning Association named downtown Pensacola "Florida's Greatest Place" after a popular vote and Palafox Street was  More

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Reviews for Charleston    12 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Charleston has a lot going on for being a small city. Capitol Street has great restaurants and Taylor Books, and Capitol Market is one of the best year-round farmers  More

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Over 11 years ago

Charleston has a lot going on for being a small city. Capitol Street has great restaurants and Taylor Books, and Capitol Market is one of the best year-round farmers  More

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Over 11 years ago

Charleston has a lot going on for being a small city. Capitol Street has great restaurants and Taylor Books, and Capitol Market is one of the best year-round farmers  More

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