2025 Compare Cities Education:
Savannah, GA vs North Charleston, SC

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Highlights
- North Charleston spends 31.5% more per student than Savannah.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.2% lower in North Charleston than in Savannah. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Charleston had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Savannah
 Savannah, GANorth Charleston, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,933$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,163  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,530$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5054573
 Students per Counselor294  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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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Reviews for North Charleston    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Truth in lending - I lived in North Charleston for 20+ years, but here's my fair assessment of an area I still consider my home. North Charleston has a great variety of  More

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I move to Charleston from Watertown NY, only move here because my husband wanted to be close to his parents, The heat is horrible, the majority of people are so rude and  More

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I recently relocated here from upstate New York. The crime is out of control at least in my personal opinion. There is a shooting/robbery/car-jacking on the news just  More

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