2024 Compare Cities Education:
Greenville, SC vs Virginia Beach, VA

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Highlights
- Virginia Beach spends 12.7% more per student than Greenville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% higher in Virginia Beach than in Greenville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Virginia Beach had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenville
 Greenville, SCVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,034$13,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391$12,028$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,940$7,014$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9915.4416.23
 Students per Librarian4596124573
 Students per Counselor299322530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.9%94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%24.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.3%11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%38.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.8%10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%1.4%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 2 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 Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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