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Surprise, AZ vs Fort Mill, SC

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Highlights
- Fort Mill spends 36.3% more per student than Surprise.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.4% lower in Fort Mill than in Surprise. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Mill had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Surprise

Education
 Surprise, AZFort Mill, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,564$14,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653$11,160$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,810$6,408$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.2413.616.23
 Students per Librarian23485754573
 Students per Counselor718313530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%2.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.9%17.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.8%9.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.6%54.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.5%15.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Surprise    52 Reviews

I have lived in Surprise, Az. For the past 21 years. One of the best cities to live in Az. From the police department to maintaining the streets & freeways. One thing I  More

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I am an Arizona native - 55 years - and have lived in Surprise since 2003. I wouldn't live anywhere else! I have watched this place grow and prosper. It is very family  More

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Over 10 years ago

The city of surprise is a beautiful place. It would not be a good place to live however. They have a young eager police force. You are taking a BIG risk driving  More

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Reviews for Fort Mill    12 Reviews

I am from England and I visited Fort Mill to stay with family friends in 1981 and 1986. Although that was a long time ago I enjoyed meeting wonderful friendly people and  More

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Hello. We're thinking of moving to Fort Mill from NJ this summer. My youngest will be a sophomore in high school so the quality of the school system is paramount, as is  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here two years and don't feel the school live up to the reviews. It is very crowded here and traffic is rough. The building never stops. The mayor is a  More

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85374 85379 85388 85387
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