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Greensboro, NC vs Palmer, AK

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Highlights
- Palmer spends 43.0% more per student than Greensboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.2% higher in Palmer than in Greensboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palmer had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Greensboro

Education
 Greensboro, NCPalmer, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,652$15,230$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,101$14,494$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,180$7,979$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.2819.4416.23
 Students per Librarian6418124573
 Students per Counselor310448530
 Grade School Educ.3.7%1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%5.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.2%92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%26.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.0%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.5%22.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.7%5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.9%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Greensboro    55 Reviews

I have lived in Greensboro for almost 30 years. Moved here in the 8th grade from Long Beach California. We literally fell in love with this great state and Greensboro in  More

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Over 2 years ago

Born and raised here. Yes some crime like everywhere else, but overall, I'm not afraid to be out at night. You might like some areas right outside of the city..  More

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Can no longer afford the cost of living in Austin, Tx. Searching for a medium size town to move to in North Carolina. Family of 2 middle aged adults, one college age  More

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Reviews for Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 18 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 18 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  More

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27406, 27410, 27407, 27405, 27455, 27403, 27401, 27408, 27409, 27214, 11 total
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