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Greenville, SC vs Porterville, CA

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Highlights
- Porterville spends 21.9% more per student than Greenville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.0% higher in Porterville than in Greenville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Porterville had 24.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenville
 Greenville, SCPorterville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,667$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock944534573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock17.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock69.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.8%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 Porterville    11 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Nobody speaks English... It`s overran by Mexican drug cartels! The best thing I EVER did was get the hell out of  More

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Over 9 years ago

Porterville is a small town in need of employment opportunities. Our crime rates are par with the rest of the US. The 1st generation immigrants are not the problem, they  More

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I moved to Porterville 7 years ago when I moved from the east coast. My first impression was the nice cooler climate with the majestic mountains nearby so it was good  More

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