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

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Highlights
- Waycross spends 39.7% less per student than Ridgeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.5% lower in Waycross than in Ridgeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waycross had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ridgeland
 Ridgeland, SCWaycross, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,916$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,605  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,388$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.34  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3594573
 Students per Counselor267  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Waycross    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I have a different perspective of living here. I moved her from a large city and I appreciate the fact that I have no commute, the cost of living is very low and the  More

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One time in Waycross and will never visit this God forsaken town again. Cops are high school (22-24yr old) bullies that make up lies and harass rather than serve and  More

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Over 11 years ago

I was born and raised here in the heart of the good ole south in Waycross, Ga. Not much has changed except for the number of meth labs, drugs in general, thugs and  More

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