2025 Compare Cities Education:
Greer, SC vs Buford, GA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Buford spends 1.3% more per student than Greer.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% higher in Buford than in Greer. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Buford had 15.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greer
 Greer, SCBuford, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,190$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8074573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock74.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Greer    9 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Why I live in the City of Greer 1) Locally Elected Officials The Mayor and members of Greer City Council are your neighbors. They desire the same quality of life  More

   |    Reply

Over 12 years ago

Come on down! Having moved here from a Beach City in Southern California I was apprehensive at first, but now that California has reached an inflection point from which  More

   |    Reply

Over 17 years ago

Greer is a viable, expanding city which is fueled by the ever expending and growing BMW manufacturing facility. With that comes the fact that because of the company's  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Greer

Reviews for Buford    5 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here in Buford for 10 years. I love Buford! I never plan on leaving. Close enough to Atlanta, but far enough away also. Love the diversity in Gwinnett County! It  More

   |    Reply

Over 10 years ago

Buford is a great place to live because the school system is great. It's a great place to live. The only thing that if I issue is that you can get looked at if you are a  More

   |    Reply

As a former New Yorker (Long Island) it took a while to get used to NOT waiting on a long line when you go shopping or out to dinner or the DMV. Driving around in my  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Buford


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.