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Wilkes-Barre, PA vs Greenville, SC

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- Greenville spends 30.0% less per student than Wilkes-Barre.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.2% lower in Greenville than in Wilkes-Barre. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Greenville had 7.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Wilkes-Barre
 Wilkes-Barre, PAGreenville, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,034$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,940$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4594573
 Students per Counselor553  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Wilkes-Barre    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I had the privilege of being born and raised here in Wilkes-Barre. Unfortunately, the town has deteriorated tremendously. I shall list pros vs.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Wilkes-Barre was a wonderful place to go to college. With two schools near each other (King's College and Wilkes College) the atmosphere was exciting. The city of itself  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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