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Sparks, NV vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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- Myrtle Beach spends 8.2% less per student than Sparks.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.5% lower in Myrtle Beach than in Sparks. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Myrtle Beach had 6.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sparks
 Sparks, NVMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,505$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,842  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,721$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5014573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Sparks    14 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Nice place to live. Lots of events, recreation, and  More

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LOVE it! Fifth generation Reno/Sparks native. Paternal great grandparents born and raised in Reno. Sparks has an old fashioned home town feeling. I love Sparks! Great  More

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Over 17 years ago

Do not listen to the Californian. Sparks has all 4 seasons. It does snow here but the snow is very wet and melts quickly and it does not snow six months out of the year.  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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