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Raleigh, NC vs Pawleys Island, SC

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- Pawleys Island spends 51.0% more per student than Raleigh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.2% lower in Pawleys Island than in Raleigh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pawleys Island had 8.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Raleigh
 Raleigh, NCPawleys Island, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,545$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,254$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2504573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock100.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.8%1.5%
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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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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