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San Jose, CA vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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Highlights
- Myrtle Beach spends 32.0% less per student than San Jose.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.3% lower in Myrtle Beach than in San Jose. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Myrtle Beach had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to San Jose
 San Jose, CAMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,505$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,721$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5014573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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Reviews for Myrtle Beach    56 Reviews

Coming from Massachusetts and New York state, I loved the weather, beach and change of lifestyle. Being an outgoing friendly person I met some nice people here along  More

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We were looking for a new city, and Myrtle Beach had had enough press that we were curious to check it out. A 30something and 40something couple, both of us have  More

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If I could give 4.5 instead of 5 I would because Id like to see the traffic flow better with more red lights and see more money put in to landscaping the roadways and  More

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