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Greenville, SC vs Salinas, CA

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Highlights
- Salinas spends 27.8% more per student than Greenville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 45.0% higher in Salinas than in Greenville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salinas had 32.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenville
 Greenville, SCSalinas, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,375$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,645$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock289524573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock26.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock62.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Salinas    15 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Sacred Heart School is a fine Catholic school in the heart of Salinas, Ca. Victoria Torcolini was principal of this PK-8 school from 2006-2009. Under her leadership, SHS  More

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Over 13 years ago

I Was born and raise in salinas. In 2006 my family moved to the central valley. I moved back to salinas in 2011. I moved back Because I got a better job in Carmel. I  More

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Salinas, California has some of the best weather in Central California. I love looking out at the mountain ranges that line the Salinas River Valley. It's a shame that  More

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