2025 Compare Cities Education:
Greensboro, NC vs Williamsport, PA

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Highlights
- Williamsport spends 61.8% more per student than Greensboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.8% lower in Williamsport than in Greensboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Williamsport had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greensboro
 Greensboro, NCWilliamsport, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,101  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4324573
 Students per Counselor310  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Greensboro    56 Reviews

I have lived in this city for 14 years. I am 50 and lived at different places. This is where I lived the longest and I am loving it. It has that sweet balance everyone  More

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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 3 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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Reviews for Williamsport    10 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Mayor Jessie Bloom let the philly crackheads come here for rehabilitation and they did not leave. They brought their criminal ways to the port. This was once a nice town  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have lived in Williamsport my whole life, I am 32 years old, and have been married for 12 years,my wife and I just bought a house in a "bad" neighborhood, and the  More

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Over 12 years ago

the cost of living here in pa has sky rocket here in the last 4 years rents used a 3 bedroom house use to cost 500.00 a month with nothing furnish now it cost 1200  More

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