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Harrisburg, NC vs Garner, NC

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Highlights
- Garner spends 6.1% more per student than Harrisburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% lower in Garner than in Harrisburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Garner had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisburg

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 Harrisburg, NCGarner, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,951$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,296$9,531$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,679$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.2515.1116.23
 Students per Librarian8808294573
 Students per Counselor314300530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%4.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.1%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%20.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.1%9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.5%43.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.5%12.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%2.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%0.8%1.5%

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Reviews for Harrisburg    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I have lived in Harrisburg, NC since 2002. I moved here from a suburb of Detroit. I wanted to live in an area that was close to Charlotte, but still had a small town  More

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Over 12 years ago

great pricing on homes here.  More

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Over 16 years ago

You are only bored if you are boring. If you can't find anything to do this close to Charlotte...you have  More

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Reviews for Garner    3 Reviews

One of the best areas in the Triangle Region of North Carolina for cost effective housing. Since the RE bust in 2008 home prices have fallen across the country. The  More

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I moved here about a year ago from FL and love it. We chose Johnston County as opposed to Wake County due to the tax base and the schools. The cost of a home out here  More

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Hi. I currently live in Hollywood, Florida and truly love it; however, I've decided to return to Garner where I lived for 7 years. The grass is really not greener here.  More

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28075
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