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Greenville, SC vs Sun Valley, ID

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- Sun Valley spends 42.7% more per student than Greenville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.5% lower in Sun Valley than in Greenville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sun Valley had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenville
 Greenville, SCSun Valley, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,483$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5264573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Sun Valley    5 Reviews

Young people living in Sun Valley, unless they have a trust fund can expect to have a difficult time here. The average age seems to be approx 78. Any business that is  More

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Absolutely beautiful. Nice people. Amazing skiing...all types of recreation for anyone and everyone. Summer temperatures are perfect. It's sunny more than 250 days  More

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Over 20 years ago

Winters are long, and summers can be short!!! The physcial beauty of the area is unbeatable,  More

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