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Greenville, NC vs Denton, TX

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- Denton spends 56.9% more per student than Greenville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% lower in Denton than in Greenville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denton had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenville
 Greenville, NCDenton, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,080$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,749  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,983$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10184573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Greenville    27 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Greenville is congested, dirty, drug and bug infested. Poverty levels rising because the elite in the city pool their resources to keep the housing prices extremely high  More

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Love this place, it's changed so much over the past 5 to 10 years and is growing in such a great direction. I can't wait to see how it grows in the years to come. Cost  More

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Over 10 years ago

absolutely avoid this place. I was (also) tricked to work at ECU unless someone thinks I am dumb enough to willfully drive 953 miles away from a vested position for a  More

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Reviews for Denton    12 Reviews

I've lived here since 2011. There are a lot of things I like about the city, but extreme growth has made it exhausting to live here. BIGGEST PROS: - Brand new  More

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We moved here from the midwest in 2014. After 4 years, we still love the area; however, it has grown so much and so fast that the traffic is such that we prefer to stay  More

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Over 13 years ago

an amazing city to study  More

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