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Harrisonburg, VA vs Pittsburg, KS

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Highlights
- Pittsburg spends 9.9% less per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% higher in Pittsburg than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburg had 9.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg

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 Harrisonburg, VAPittsburg, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,377$12,957$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237$11,837$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,434$7,791$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5715.3216.23
 Students per Librarian6413374573
 Students per Counselor326330530
 Grade School Educ.8.6%4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%4.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.4%91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%21.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%31.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.2%9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%0.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%2.1%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 Pittsburg    7 Reviews

I lived in Pittsburg for several years and am glad I left. I liked the small town atmosphere but the economy was in terrible shape --> and still is very bad. The college  More

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Lack of industry equals lack of jobs. Period. Whether you are white collar or blue collar, jobs folded in Southeast Kansas along with the coal mines, and nothing has  More

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Over 16 years ago

small town, big  More

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ZIPS IN HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA
22801 22802 22807
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66762

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