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Arlington, WA vs Harrisonburg, VA

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Highlights
- Harrisonburg spends 18.9% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.0% lower in Harrisonburg than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisonburg had 8.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington

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 Arlington, WAHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,718$14,377$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,748$12,237$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,118$7,434$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.9114.5716.23
 Students per Librarian15646414573
 Students per Counselor420326530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%8.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.7%83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%14.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.2%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.9%34.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.3%10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%2.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Arlington    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Arlington is a nice area, however the property taxes are very high. We built a home here in 2015 . The home is similar to the one we lived in in Arlington's "twin" city  More

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Arlington is north of Seattle. Like the entire Greater Seattle area, the quality of life is easy going. The weather is generally gentle all year long. A little snow in  More

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Over 15 years ago

We live on the West side of I-5, area known as Smokey Point/Lakewood/7 Lakes. As do several other family members. The area still has a very rural feeling without driving  More

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Reviews for Harrisonburg    10 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Harrisonburg is small town, yet has the same experiences that a big city offers (just on a smaller scale). The reason for the wealth of experiences is because H'burg is  More

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Any infomation on quality/cost of living will be graetly appreciated.  More

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Over 15 years ago

We moved to H'Burg in 2003 to enjoy a less expensive cost of living, closer proximity to family, low crime rate and better access to quality health care/facilities. We  More

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ZIPS IN ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON
98223
ZIPS IN HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA
22801 22802 22807

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