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Laurel, DE vs Greenville, SC

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Highlights
- Greenville spends 30.3% less per student than Laurel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% higher in Greenville than in Laurel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Greenville had 24.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Laurel
 Laurel, DEGreenville, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,034$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,862  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4594573
 Students per Counselor372  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Laurel    2 Reviews

In the town of Laurel there are two properties taxes, town and country. Outside of town only has county. In town of Laurel there is city water, sewage and trash with a  More

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Laurel is place I moved to because a house was available at a time when a roof was the most important thing in my life. The people here are snooty for no reason. Jobs a  More

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Reviews for Greenville    94 Reviews

My wife and I were prospecting Greenville, looking for work and a place to raise our son and grow our family. There's nothing inherently wrong with Greenville. The  More

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Over 4 years ago

Thinking of moving there from Fl. The country and the mountains are the only place to be. Country southerners are God's people. I just hope all the liberal devils get  More

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I have been reading all the negative reviews on Greenville on this site because, as a SC native, I was curious as to why it only had a 2 star average rating from over 90  More

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