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Yorktown, VA vs Mount Pleasant, SC

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Highlights
- Mount Pleasant spends 45.8% more per student than Yorktown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.3% lower in Mount Pleasant than in Yorktown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Pleasant had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yorktown
 Yorktown, VAMount Pleasant, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,933$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,931  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,530$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.42  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5054573
 Students per Counselor339  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.3.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Yorktown    4 Reviews

Economy here is mixed. Zoning is a poorly planned mix of hidden business and houses on the main roads with mixed older dilapidated housing next door to larger, newer  More

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York County, VA offers some of the best schools in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Children tend to score much higher on standardized tests and the graduation rate is higher  More

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Over 14 years ago

The temp's here are wonderful during the spring and fall. They stay around the high 60's to low 80's. The summer's are pretty hot when you factor in the humidity, the  More

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Reviews for Mount Pleasant    15 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Mount Pleasant and the surrounding Charleston area has changed drastically over the years. Entirely too many people have moved here and cost of living is skyrocketing.  More

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I fell in Love with Charleston and its neighboring town over 30 years ago. The people were the nicest and most hospitable people I had ever met. Downtown Charleston  More

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Over 9 years ago

Charleston is an amazing place! I grew up there. Mt. Pleasant will be your most pretentious people. The majority of people that live there now are no originally from  More

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