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Plainfield, NJ vs Greenville, SC

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Highlights
- Greenville spends 48.5% less per student than Plainfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.4% higher in Greenville than in Plainfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Greenville had 18.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Plainfield
 Plainfield, NJGreenville, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,034$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,528  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4594573
 Students per Counselor377  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Plainfield    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

This city is not as bad as your Newark or Trenton, although it does have it's problems, murder rate is up in 08, and the primary gangs around town are the Bloods and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Just like anywhere else,there are good and bad areas in Plainfield. I would be careful on the West End, however the East end has beautiful homes that are in the millions  More

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Over 19 years ago

I and my wife moved here about 1.5 yrs ago. We are both professionals, and while we realize that Plainfield has its problems, it is not the cesspool so many think it is.  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 3 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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