2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pickens, SC vs Tallahassee, FL

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Highlights
- Tallahassee spends 1.5% more per student than Pickens.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.1% higher in Tallahassee than in Pickens. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tallahassee had 9.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pickens
 Pickens, SCTallahassee, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,178$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,509  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,370$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9184573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 10 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 18 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 Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 5 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  More

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