2025 Compare Cities Education:
Greer, SC vs Springfield, IL

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Highlights
- Springfield spends 29.4% more per student than Greer.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% lower in Springfield than in Greer. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Springfield had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Greer
 Greer, SCSpringfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,574$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,046$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12614573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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

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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

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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

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Reviews for Springfield    25 Reviews

I've lived here for over 40 years. Springfield is a decent place to raise a family. Solid midwestern values, and I've always felt safe. Opportunities exist, but there  More

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I moved (back) to Springfield after living in various cities and towns around the country - as large as Milwaukee, as small as Baker, NV - and can say without  More

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hugh · 
Over 4 years ago

whole town smells like dirty ***** and  More

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