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Spartanburg, SC vs Oxford, AL

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- Oxford spends 23.8% less per student than Spartanburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.7% higher in Oxford than in Spartanburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oxford had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Spartanburg
 Spartanburg, SCOxford, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,085$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.5%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The library system is the stellar but numbers shown here are just wrong or are outdated- the area has exploded and with growth and costs are way up and services way  More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 Oxford    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Oxford is a very Christian city, predominantly Baptist. If you're not Christian it may be hard to fit in here. (People are nice and friendly towards me, and adult.  More

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