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Manhattan, NY vs Greenville, SC

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Highlights
- Greenville spends 67.1% less per student than Manhattan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.4% higher in Greenville than in Manhattan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Greenville had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Manhattan
 Manhattan, NYGreenville, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,034$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$29,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4594573
 Students per Counselor2153  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.62.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Manhattan    2 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Manhattan is a great place with lots to see and do. Exciting to visit and great to live if you have the  More

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This is the best city ever, it is very welcoming and there is a lot of fun things to do. I have lived her for 2 years now and have already had so many great experiences  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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