2024 Compare Cities Education:
Greer, SC vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Portland spends 62.7% more per student than Greer.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.1% higher in Portland than in Greer. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Portland had 4.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Greer
 Greer, SCPortland, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,034$19,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391$14,240$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,940$7,835$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.9917.2516.23
 Students per Librarian4596144573
 Students per Counselor299299530
 Grade School Educ.3.5%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%3.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.9%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%19.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.2%51.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.0%13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Greer    9 Reviews

Over 7 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 11 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 16 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 Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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