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Harrisonburg, VA vs Carlisle, PA

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Highlights
- Carlisle spends 28.1% more per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% lower in Carlisle than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carlisle had 10.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg

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 Harrisonburg, VACarlisle, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,377$18,415$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237$13,693$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,434$8,392$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5714.4616.23
 Students per Librarian6417314573
 Students per Counselor326279530
 Grade School Educ.8.6%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%5.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.4%91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%16.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%39.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.2%11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%2.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%3.9%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Carlisle    12 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

It's not All bad but people here seem to be more prejudiced against minorities like me. Even more so than people in the South where i used to live.   More

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Carlisle, PA, is at a crossroads of interstate 81 and US 76 (turnpike) which means its easy to get to, and easy to get out to places from. The town of Carlisle itself  More

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We are still suffering from sticker shock after living here for 7 years. This state charges you for EVERYTHING and the ROI is near to nothing. You have to pay a toll  More

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ZIPS IN HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA
22801 22802 22807
ZIPS IN CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA
17013

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