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Ridgeland, SC vs Montgomery, AL

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Highlights
- Montgomery spends 52.8% less per student than Ridgeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.0% higher in Montgomery than in Ridgeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Montgomery had 8.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ridgeland
 Ridgeland, SCMontgomery, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,605  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6064573
 Students per Counselor267  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Montgomery    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida,  More

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Over 6 years ago

This city is too  More

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Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and  More

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