2025 Compare Cities Education:
Covington, LA vs Greenville, SC

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Highlights
- Greenville spends 9.7% less per student than Covington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.0% lower in Greenville than in Covington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Greenville had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Covington
 Covington, LAGreenville, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,034$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,092  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4594573
 Students per Counselor457  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Covington    3 Reviews

I have lived half of my life in Covington, LA and can honestly say I am glad that I moved back to the country in Bush, LA. Covington is too clogged with traffic, stores,  More

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Over 16 years ago

I've lived here most of my life. Since Hurricane Katrina the area has exploded with people and traffic. It's a nice place to visit but you don't want to live  More

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Over 18 years ago

What kind of family entertainment do Covington  More

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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 3 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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