2026 Compare Cities Education:
Yuma, AZ vs Greenwood, SC

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Highlights
- Greenwood spends 37.3% more per student than Yuma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.9% lower in Greenwood than in Yuma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Greenwood had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Yuma
 Yuma, AZGreenwood, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,180$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,882  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,807$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4144573
 Students per Counselor502  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Yuma    48 Reviews

Retired here and it is a great place in many ways. The biggest drawback I have found is the cost and lack of medical care. Its not that far to PHX to get the care you  More

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Over 8 years ago

First let me confess that I lived in Yuma for about a year several decades ago. I was raised in NY and have lived & worked in several states & cities, most recently in  More

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Over 8 years ago

I am moving to Yuma sometime this year for a new job. I am looking for a place to live that is safe for 1 person. Does anyone have some  More

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Reviews for Greenwood    8 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Low cost of living, two colleges, Lake, and no traffic to speak of. Great Quality of life for the  More

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I had no idea that a state with such beautiful natural recourses cared so little. On the one quarter mile road from the highway to our lake house I picked up seven bags  More

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Over 14 years ago

I luv our lake house and I liv going boating but when we do the water is so murky and I feel bad for a lot of people because there are just a lot of messed up houses and  More

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