2025 Compare Cities Education:
Summerville, SC vs Monroe, NC

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Highlights
- Monroe spends 5.7% less per student than Summerville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% higher in Monroe than in Summerville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monroe had 11.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Summerville
 Summerville, SCMonroe, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,477$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,110  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,753$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.37  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7824573
 Students per Counselor342  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Summerville    10 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Is the Cost of living really slightly above the national average? Can you tell me an nice area to rent an apartment. One bed room,furnished that is less than  More

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I have lived in a lot of states in my 32 years of life. Unfortunately I was brought to Summerville, SC by my mother and have remained here due to lack of work and money  More

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MY FAMILY AND I LIVED IN SUMMERVILLE FOR 3 AND 1/2 YEARS, THE CITY IS BEAUTIFUL, SMALL, WITH COUNTRY FLAVOR AND THAT KIND OF PEOPLE THAT GREEDS EVERY BODY WHILE WALKING  More

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Reviews for Monroe    5 Reviews

Moved to Monroe approx 6 years ago. It has been one excuse after the other for the high incidence of assault and battery as well as property crime. The mayor and city  More

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I have lived in Monroe since 2015. I have been welcomed by my neighbors and the community. Monroe is rapidly growning. The downtown area is family friendly and has added  More

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I’m so glad to be moving away from this little Charlotte wanna be Town run by rednecks! I’ve been here for 15 years and have been stopped by Sheriff’s about 8 times!  More

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