2025 Compare Cities Education:
Port St. Joe, FL vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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- Myrtle Beach spends 38.0% less per student than Port St. Joe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.1% lower in Myrtle Beach than in Port St. Joe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Myrtle Beach had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port St. Joe
 Port St. Joe, FLMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,505$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,377  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,721$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5014573
 Students per Counselor483  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Port St. Joe    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I lived here for seven years.  More

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We have owned here for 10 years and love it. The pace is slow but deliberate. The growth of the area stagnated when the economy stagnated but we have seen noticeable  More

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Housing in Port St. Joe is readily available, but not affordable. Ever since the paper mill closed several years ago the town has changed from a small close community  More

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Reviews for Myrtle Beach    56 Reviews

Coming from Massachusetts and New York state, I loved the weather, beach and change of lifestyle. Being an outgoing friendly person I met some nice people here along  More

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We were looking for a new city, and Myrtle Beach had had enough press that we were curious to check it out. A 30something and 40something couple, both of us have  More

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If I could give 4.5 instead of 5 I would because Id like to see the traffic flow better with more red lights and see more money put in to landscaping the roadways and  More

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