2025 Compare Cities Education:
Arlington, VA vs Harrisonburg, VA

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Highlights
- Harrisonburg spends 39.0% less per student than Arlington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% lower in Harrisonburg than in Arlington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisonburg had 12.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Arlington
 Arlington, VAHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,377$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,434$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6414573
 Students per Counselor248  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.76.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Arlington    36 Reviews

Lived here 17 years, amazing  More

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Resident for 20 years. There is nothing hidden about Arlington. It is an affluent inner suburb of DC with a highly educated, mostly professional, population. The  More

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We've lived in Arlington for the past 7 years, and have enjoyed it but would prefer a less expensive, more open area. We live in a townhouse in Rosslyn, close to the  More

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Reviews for Harrisonburg    10 Reviews

Over 13 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 16 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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