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Surfside Beach, SC vs Imperial Beach, CA

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- Imperial Beach spends 30.8% more per student than Surfside Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.0% higher in Imperial Beach than in Surfside Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Imperial Beach had 9.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Surfside Beach
 Surfside Beach, SCImperial Beach, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,111  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
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richard  · Imperial Beach, CA
the spot
Over 13 years ago

In my opinion, imperial beach is the best place to live. IB is the perfect place to raise a family. It has the perfect amount of the good and the bad.  More

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Sean · Imperial Beach, CA
Great beach, but terrible schools and still presen
Over 18 years ago

My wife and I moved here from Chula Vista, CA before we knew she was pregnant, attracted by the opportunity to live right near the ocean; in a small, albeit somewhat  More

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IDaveZ · Imperial Beach, CA
Great Housing
Over 19 years ago

Come live in San Diego's most affordable beach community...Imperial  More

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