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Cedar Falls, IA vs Harrisonburg, VA

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Highlights
- Harrisonburg spends 5.8% more per student than Cedar Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in Harrisonburg than in Cedar Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisonburg had 13.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cedar Falls
 Cedar Falls, IAHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,377$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,640  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,434$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6414573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Cedar Falls    7 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I lived in Cedar Falls while attending the University of Northern Iowa. It's a great college town. Main street is nice and there are plenty of restaurants to choose  More

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Over 12 years ago

We've lived in Cedar Falls since moving here from the great chicago land area in 2006. The school system in Cedar Falls and in Iowa in general if VERY strong.   More

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When I was preparing to moved to Cedar Falls, IA I was repeatedly met with the remark "IOWA!, what's there? corn?" But apart from the bitter winters, tornadoes, and  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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