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Greenville, SC vs Scranton, PA

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Highlights
- Scranton spends 35.7% more per student than Greenville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.5% lower in Scranton than in Greenville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scranton had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenville

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 Greenville, SCScranton, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,034$16,331$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391$14,038$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,940$9,367$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9914.0216.23
 Students per Librarian45914464573
 Students per Counselor299382530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%7.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.9%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%16.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.3%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%23.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.8%6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Greenville    94 Reviews

My wife and I were prospecting Greenville, looking for work and a place to raise our son and grow our family. There's nothing inherently wrong with Greenville. The  More

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Over 2 years ago

Thinking of moving there from Fl. The country and the mountains are the only place to be. Country southerners are God's people. I just hope all the liberal devils get  More

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I have been reading all the negative reviews on Greenville on this site because, as a SC native, I was curious as to why it only had a 2 star average rating from over 90  More

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Reviews for Scranton    20 Reviews

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  More

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