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Greenville, SC vs Winter Haven, FL

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Highlights
- Winter Haven spends 8.7% less per student than Greenville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.7% higher in Winter Haven than in Greenville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Winter Haven had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenville
 Greenville, SCWinter Haven, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,546$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8234573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%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 Winter Haven    9 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here 4 years ago from Sarasota FL., because it seemed quiet, calmer, less expensive, and a reasonable distance back to SRQ, Tampa, and Orlando. What a mistake!  More

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Definitely NOT a fan. My son moved me here without checking the rental home or neighborhood. WOW, we're we in for a surprise. It's total ghetto. I would NEVER  More

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Over 9 years ago

I lived in Bartow, right down the road from WH for many years. This is not a metropolitan area. It is middle class, bedroom community. It will take you less than an hour  More

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