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Ridgeland, SC vs Surfside Beach, TX

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- Surfside Beach spends 30.4% less per student than Ridgeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.9% lower in Surfside Beach than in Ridgeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Surfside Beach had 14.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ridgeland
 Ridgeland, SCSurfside Beach, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,921$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,605  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8814573
 Students per Counselor267  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
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Byron  · Ridgeland, SC
beautiful on the outside
Over 18 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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