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Westminster, SC vs Opelika, AL

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Highlights
- Opelika spends 19.5% less per student than Westminster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.6% higher in Opelika than in Westminster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Opelika had 7.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Westminster
 Westminster, SCOpelika, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,328$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,115  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,981$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4014573
 Students per Counselor386  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Westminster    2 Reviews

Lived in the area for 15 years. I would say if you bring your social network and employment with you, you won't miss or resent the lack of acceptance from the locals.  More

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Over 18 years ago

I've lived in this one horse county the majority of my life.... lived in Charleston, SC(3 years) and Portland, Or(briefly). It's a great place if you are hunting a  More

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Reviews for Opelika    1 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Traffic is terrible...To many restaurants and banks..Nothing to do ..we need a theme park or somewhere to go and ride rides and enjoy family ..Cut out city  More

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