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West Des Moines, IA vs Greenville, SC

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- Greenville spends 15.8% less per student than West Des Moines.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% lower in Greenville than in West Des Moines. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Greenville had 4.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Des Moines
 West Des Moines, IAGreenville, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,034$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4594573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for West Des Moines    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I just moved here from out-of-state a few months ago and have been pleasantly surprised by the broad range of activities and amenities available in this medium sized IA  More

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Over 17 years ago

Am contemplating a move to WDM from the East Coast (NYC). Might there be anyone out there that may have experienced this and could offer guidance or comment. Thanks.   More

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We just moved to West Des Moines and we love it here! We moved here three months ago and every weekend we have been able to do something different and fun. There 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 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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