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Signal Mountain, TN vs Hilton Head Island, SC

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- Hilton Head Island spends 33.6% more per student than Signal Mountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% lower in Hilton Head Island than in Signal Mountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hilton Head Island had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Signal Mountain
 Signal Mountain, TNHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,072$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,814  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,547$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3434573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%1.5%
Reviews for Signal Mountain    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Safe, totally non diverse though (99% white), schools are ok but most people here use private schools anyway which tells you that this is an exclusive place in general  More

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We have had a great experience in Signal Mountain, people have been very polite and not nosy at all. The air is clean, there is an extremely low crime rate. Summers  More

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Over 14 years ago

Very nice community on top of Walden's Ridge. Approximately 7,500 people living in both small village/country-side environment. Excellent schools - elementary through  More

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Reviews for Hilton Head Island    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Unfortunately Beaufort county is full of transplanted northerners who do nothing but whine and cry about everything. They leave the north to come to the south and then  More

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We got a second home on Hilton Head Island 10 years ago to get away from the Canadian winter weather. It took about 3 days to realize this is where we want to be  More

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I have watched HHI change remarkably in the 40 years I have lived there. Development really started in 1979 and the early residents were explorers and drop outs who  More

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