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Greenville, NC vs Peoria, IL

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Highlights
- Peoria spends 66.9% more per student than Greenville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% lower in Peoria than in Greenville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peoria had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenville
 Greenville, NCPeoria, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,100$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,749  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32194573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Greenville    27 Reviews

Over 4 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 9 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 Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  More

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