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Greenville, SC vs Freeport, IL

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Highlights
- Freeport spends 63.1% more per student than Greenville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.7% lower in Freeport than in Greenville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Freeport had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenville
 Greenville, SCFreeport, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,632$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,013$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5844573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 4 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 Freeport    9 Reviews

I bought a house here in 2018. It was the best decision of my life. My life is so much better. Freeport Is a great town. The best way to sum it up is, if the town from  More

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I've lived here since the mid 1970's and only moved away for a short time before returning. We love the fact Freeport is close to many great midwest attractions.  More

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Over 9 years ago

Freeport is a nice small city. Some people call it boring but I like quiet and peace. People seem to keep to themselves here in freeport and I don't mind that at all  More

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