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Ridgeland, SC vs Augusta, GA

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- Augusta spends 41.7% less per student than Ridgeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.7% lower in Augusta than in Ridgeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Augusta had 7.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ridgeland
 Ridgeland, SCAugusta, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,489$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,605  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,185$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5844573
 Students per Counselor267  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Ridgeland    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Ridgeland is a wonderful town to grow up in. I've lived here for 29 years. The public school system here is very far behind and most of the people here have to pay extra  More

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Reviews for Augusta    35 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for 9 years and this is not a good place to live. I've been to 46 states and 4 countries. While people tout the nature, the water is for the most  More

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Over 4 years ago

Richmond County is a cesspool with a greedy racist mayor. The demographics have certainly changed over the years and is now a liberal Democrat hell hole. The Augusta  More

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Over 5 years ago

Augusta is a wonderful place to live. To be honest, people who have negative things to say have NOT made the effort to explore all the beauty. We have a gorgeous lake  More

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