2025 Compare Cities Education:
Greenville, SC vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- Tacoma spends 52.6% more per student than Greenville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.6% higher in Tacoma than in Greenville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tacoma had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenville
 Greenville, SCTacoma, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 4 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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