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Greensburg, PA vs Palmer, AK

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Highlights
- Palmer spends 11.3% less per student than Greensburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.3% higher in Palmer than in Greensburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palmer had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greensburg
 Greensburg, PAPalmer, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,230$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,118  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,979$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.92  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8124573
 Students per Counselor374  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Greensburg    7 Reviews

I commonly refer to greensburg as "grimsburg". Mainly because it is grim, depressing, rude, snobby, and downright pathetic. On any given day, you can find people of  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived here for 3 long years. These are the rudest most ignorent people I have ever met. I have lived all over the US.and I must say I have never lived in a place  More

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Over 14 years ago

I've had the good fortune in life to live all over the United States. I have to say that this is the WORST place I have ever lived. The people are the rudest most  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 19 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 19 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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