2026 Compare Cities Education:
Greer, SC vs Lakeland, FL

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Highlights
- Lakeland spends 8.7% less per student than Greer.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.7% higher in Lakeland than in Greer. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lakeland had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Greer
 Greer, SCLakeland, 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.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Greer    9 Reviews

Over 9 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

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Over 13 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

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Over 18 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

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Reviews for Lakeland    27 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I used to live in Lakeland, It is hot, humid, crowded and getting more crowded, Most of the people are rude and unfriendly. I was born in the area and visit sometimes to  More

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Over 5 years ago

been there a few times i love it and i a m planning to ove this  More

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Over 8 years ago

Perhas if one is from this area, it is different I don't know. It is so dull and seems comfortable being so. There isn't much of a variety of people here, which I   More

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