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Scottsdale, AZ vs North Myrtle Beach, SC

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- North Myrtle Beach spends 18.4% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.9% lower in North Myrtle Beach than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Myrtle Beach had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale

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 Scottsdale, AZNorth Myrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$12,505$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$11,111$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$6,721$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2414.6116.23
 Students per Librarian23485014573
 Students per Counselor718357530
 Grade School Educ.1.2%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.2%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%21.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%36.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.3%10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%1.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Scottsdale    83 Reviews

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Pros: Livable weather 7 months a year, (Oct. 15-May 15), ample restaurants (though $$$$), resorts to stroll, if you golf, you'll be in heaven. Broad, tidy streets with  More

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Reviews for North Myrtle Beach    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

High taxes, tolls, utilities but close to NYC. Not a good place to retire unless well to do & you have a house on the Jersey shore. Then again, that's if your house  More

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Definitely a tourist area. Not a good place to raise kids! Schools are terrible. Decent amount of crime, nothing too extreme. High accident rate. Dear god do NOT drive  More

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Over 13 years ago

I have visited this area and it is very nice. I am thinking of longer stays. The only thing I find troubling is the lower end rating for water in this area in general.  More

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ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262
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