2025 Compare Cities Education:
Greenville, SC vs Plano, TX

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Highlights
- Plano spends 23.8% more per student than Greenville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% lower in Plano than in Greenville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plano had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenville
 Greenville, SCPlano, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  More

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