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Washington, DC vs Pawleys Island, SC

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- Pawleys Island spends 42.1% less per student than Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% higher in Pawleys Island than in Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pawleys Island had 8.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Washington
 Washington, DCPawleys Island, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,545$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,069  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,254$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2504573
 Students per Counselor445  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock100.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock11.8%1.5%
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Reviews for Pawleys Island    4 Reviews

DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS AREA IF ONE IS SEEKING A WARM PLACE TO BE AT LEAST 5 OUT OF THE 12 MONTHS A YEAR. THIS AREA HAS DRASTIC TEMPERATURE CHANGES BOTH SEASONALLY &  More

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Over 14 years ago

Would NOT recommend this area for anyone who is seeking warm weather. This area has similar night-time LOW temps as those of The Northeast Cities. Hence, as in those  More

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Over 17 years ago

My family and I relocated from N.J. The schools are not what i expected. If your child is mainstream it is O.K. If you have gifted and talented child your child will be  More

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