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Greenwood, SC vs Grass Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Grass Valley spends 82.8% more per student than Greenwood.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.9% higher in Grass Valley than in Greenwood. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grass Valley had 14.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenwood
 Greenwood, SCGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,261$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,592  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.66  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock84024573
 Students per Counselor414  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Greenwood    8 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Low cost of living, two colleges, Lake, and no traffic to speak of. Great Quality of life for the  More

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I had no idea that a state with such beautiful natural recourses cared so little. On the one quarter mile road from the highway to our lake house I picked up seven bags  More

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Over 14 years ago

I luv our lake house and I liv going boating but when we do the water is so murky and I feel bad for a lot of people because there are just a lot of messed up houses and  More

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Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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