2025 Compare Cities Education:
Reading, PA vs Greenville, SC

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Highlights
- Greenville spends 33.2% less per student than Reading.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.2% higher in Greenville than in Reading. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Greenville had 28.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Reading
 Reading, PAGreenville, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,034$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,807  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4594573
 Students per Counselor346  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Reading    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Having lived in Reading in the 1960's and early 1970's I can definitely say the city has gone downhill as it has in reality been a victim of two major forces; first  More

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Over 11 years ago

Berks County is beautiful in the fall. Cool, crisp air and the trees are a pallet of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Well to start, in the past 8 years ive lived in 7 states, some pros and cons. Tucson I loved in all respects except its not as nice as living in a small town but it  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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