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Rancho Santa Fe, CA vs Hilton Head Island, SC

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- Hilton Head Island spends 7.9% less per student than Rancho Santa Fe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.3% lower in Hilton Head Island than in Rancho Santa Fe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hilton Head Island had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Rancho Santa Fe
 Rancho Santa Fe, CAHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,072$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,547$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3434573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%1.5%
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Reviews for Rancho Santa Fe    1 Reviews
jeff · Rancho Santa Fe, CA
housing
Over 14 years ago

very expensive and housing values  More

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Reviews for Hilton Head Island    21 Reviews
Mike · Normandy, TN
Ruined
Over 6 years ago

Unfortunately Beaufort county is full of transplanted northerners who do nothing but whine and cry about everything. They leave the north to come to the south and then  More

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Laurie · Hilton Head Island, SC
Hilton Head Island is the Best Kept Secret in the
Over 10 years ago

We got a second home on Hilton Head Island 10 years ago to get away from the Canadian winter weather. It took about 3 days to realize this is where we want to be  More

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richard · Jasper, GA
Viciously Intolerant Right Wingers
Over 13 years ago

I have watched HHI change remarkably in the 40 years I have lived there. Development really started in 1979 and the early residents were explorers and drop outs who  More

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