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Spartanburg, SC vs North Myrtle Beach, SC

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- North Myrtle Beach spends 14.0% less per student than Spartanburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% higher in North Myrtle Beach than in Spartanburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- North Myrtle Beach had 7.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spartanburg
 Spartanburg, SCNorth Myrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,505$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,721$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5014573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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The library system is the stellar but numbers shown here are just wrong or are outdated- the area has exploded and with growth and costs are way up and services way  More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 North Myrtle Beach    4 Reviews

Over 12 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 14 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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