2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ridgeland, SC vs Savannah, GA

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Highlights
- Savannah spends 32.8% less per student than Ridgeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.2% lower in Savannah than in Ridgeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Savannah had 10.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ridgeland
 Ridgeland, SCSavannah, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,398$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,605  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,337$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4284573
 Students per Counselor267  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Savannah    79 Reviews

One of the most polluted and unhealthy places you can live while residing in the US. The air pollution from three paper factories is twice the rate of the alarming  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've been to Savannah many times. It is where my wife grew up. The downtown is picturesque and historic. There's a great beach. The food is to die for. Supping on the  More

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My spouse and I moved to Savannah in fall of 2020 from our northern California home. But before we’re labeled as Californians driving up housing costs, let’s set that  More

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