2026 Compare Cities Education:
Pickens, SC vs Lake City, FL

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Highlights
- Lake City spends 12.7% less per student than Pickens.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.4% higher in Lake City than in Pickens. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake City had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pickens
 Pickens, SCLake City, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,509  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,373$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7634573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Pickens    3 Reviews

This is from a south Orange County, lifelong Southern California girl who knows what a beautiful environment is like. Well - South Carolina made So Cal seem like such  More

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Over 11 years ago

Pickens County, SC is a wonderful place to live, work and retire but the information you're posting regarding education is inaccurate. First of all, our per pupil  More

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Over 19 years ago

Pickens is a beautiful town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. As recent home buyers I very much hope Pickens continues to grow and thrive, and at the same  More

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Reviews for Lake City    6 Reviews

I have been here 7 years and until Covid hit, I thought is was okay despite a large number of Confederate flags. Covid brought the worst in people. I have been  More

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Over 17 years ago

You can always build a place of worship or build Jewish community. The Muslims just build their place of worship here and many Christians have their churches. Why  More

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I have lived all over the country from Missouri, Pennsylvania, and have finally found my niche here in Lake City, Florida. I love it here, and with the church I  More

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