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St. Clair Shores, MI vs Charlotte, NC

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Highlights
- Charlotte spends 6.2% less per student than St. Clair Shores.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% lower in Charlotte than in St. Clair Shores. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Charlotte had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Clair Shores
 St. Clair Shores, MICharlotte, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,162  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11494573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for St. Clair Shores    3 Reviews

I have lived in SCS since 2002. In that time SCS is slowly doing down hill. SCS have three school districts and for a city of its size that's two too many. The  More

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Over 11 years ago

Overall, the city is clean, nice and safe. However, if you are in your 20s, you will hate St. Clair Shores. There is pretty much nothing to do here, and the population  More

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Over 16 years ago

many choices for diffeernt budgets and  More

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Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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