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Smithfield, VA vs Greeneville, TN

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Highlights
- Greeneville spends 13.2% less per student than Smithfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% lower in Greeneville than in Smithfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Greeneville had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Smithfield
 Smithfield, VAGreeneville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,475$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,192  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4104573
 Students per Counselor312  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Smithfield    4 Reviews

The entire Isle of Wight area is incredibly racist and a good old boys town. I came to the Hampton Roads area to get away from the racism in the mountains. The areas of  More

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I lived in Smithfield for a few years.not for me.lots of litter,human feces in the phone booth,hot and to Southern for  More

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Over 14 years ago

Smithfield, VA is a bedroom community that has no major industry and has been over developed with houses driving the value of houses down across the entire county. I  More

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Reviews for Greeneville    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Greeneville is a quaint small town with strong historical roots and identity. They believe in keeping history alive, and rather than tear down old buildings, they are  More

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Over 11 years ago

Sperling shows average Jan. low of 25. It's been getting colder. We had temps below zero the last two winters. An average might be 23, but you should know there will  More

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Over 14 years ago

Seems like people here are happy just surviving. Very little initiative or interest in anything more than doing the very least effort to maintain.  More

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