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Spartanburg, SC vs Harlem, GA

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Highlights
- Harlem spends 25.9% less per student than Spartanburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.4% higher in Harlem than in Spartanburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harlem had 8.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spartanburg
 Spartanburg, SCHarlem, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,766$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,456$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4724573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock17.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Spartanburg    26 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

The library system is the stellar but numbers shown here are just wrong or are outdated- the area has exploded and with growth and costs are way up and services way  More

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Over 7 years ago

Made the choice to move here 3 years ago. I am single and retired and the cost of living here is much better than a lot of places. Less traffic, unemployment rate is  More

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Over 9 years ago

We moved here, from another state, 6 years ago. We love it! Real Estate is so economical. The weather is nice, year round. Summers do get hot. Great hospitals. The  More

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Reviews for Harlem    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We found this area due to a military transfer via Fort Gordon. (2007) We were looking for a place that wasn't on top of the post, that had racial diversity, decent  More

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Over 13 years ago

If I knew back in 2001 what I was getting into when I moved here, I would have kept far, far away. At one time Harlem was a busy little town with several grocery  More

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