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Charlottesville, VA vs Greenwood, SC

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Highlights
- Greenwood spends 26.4% less per student than Charlottesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% higher in Greenwood than in Charlottesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Greenwood had 12.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Charlottesville
 Charlottesville, VAGreenwood, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,180$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,584  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,807$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4144573
 Students per Counselor243  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Charlottesville    44 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Charlottesville, Albemarle County for 25 years. It USED to be a decent place but in the past 10 years has gone downhill. Rent is TOO high, landlords are  More

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Over 4 years ago

Loved here for 7 years, lots of parks and close proximity to Shenandoah, but that’s where the positives end. High cost of living with extreme income inequality,  More

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Over 4 years ago

Charlottesville resident for 7 years. Plenty of parks, the Rivanna River and trail, and a short drive to Shenandoah National Park means plenty of opportunities for  More

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Reviews for Greenwood    8 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Low cost of living, two colleges, Lake, and no traffic to speak of. Great Quality of life for the  More

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I had no idea that a state with such beautiful natural recourses cared so little. On the one quarter mile road from the highway to our lake house I picked up seven bags  More

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Over 13 years ago

I luv our lake house and I liv going boating but when we do the water is so murky and I feel bad for a lot of people because there are just a lot of messed up houses and  More

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