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Greenville, SC vs Harrisburg, PA

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Highlights
- Harrisburg spends 47.4% more per student than Greenville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% higher in Harrisburg than in Greenville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisburg had 10.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenville

Education
 Greenville, SCHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,034$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391$14,386$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,940$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9915.8416.23
 Students per Librarian45910044573
 Students per Counselor299390530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%11.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.9%82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%19.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.3%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%22.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.8%5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%0.6%1.5%

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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 2 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 Harrisburg    23 Reviews

I wouldn't recommend Harrisburg. I currently live here, but I'm moving to Lancaster in a month. The problem with Harrisburg is that many long-term residents often refer  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved to Harrisburg right after college and have been here for about 6 years now. This city is OK. Downtown has some nicer restaurants, but still has just as many  More

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Having lived here many years I've noticed that some people are very nice but most won't give you the time of day.Due to many years of "lifetime" politicians, the city is  More

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ZIPS IN GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA
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17104 17103 17102 17101 17120

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