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State College, PA vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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- Myrtle Beach spends 45.7% less per student than State College.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.1% higher in Myrtle Beach than in State College. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Myrtle Beach had 8.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to State College
 State College, PAMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,505$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,158  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,721$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5014573
 Students per Counselor301  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.70.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for State College    27 Reviews

I relocated to State College about 30 years ago. We hadn’t planned to stay this long, but life here is “easy”. Outdoor activities are ample. There are many beautiful  More

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State College is a small "safe" town, you will always see friends, coworkers, physicians, mechanics, supervisors...at the doctor's office, in the store, near your home,  More

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Over 15 years ago

I lived in State College, PA all my life untill 2006 when we finally moved south where it was warmer. State College itself is a fun place to be when it comes to football  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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