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Greenville, SC vs Covington, GA

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Highlights
- Covington spends 1.0% more per student than Greenville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% higher in Covington than in Greenville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Covington had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenville
 Greenville, SCCovington, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,743$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6064573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%1.5%
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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Reviews for Covington    11 Reviews

This county sucks. It is so small that you get ripped off by all of the utility company's. They overcharge the customers and do not provide alternative options for  More

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It might have continued to be a nice place to live if it were not for all those criminals and government money parasites within this city. We are forced to live here now  More

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Over 15 years ago

don't know why people would still want to live here it is too much like dekalb but with out the convience of being closer to atlanta. the schools are terrable the houses  More

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