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Cortland, NY vs Harrisonburg, VA

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Highlights
- Harrisonburg spends 45.2% less per student than Cortland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.4% higher in Harrisonburg than in Cortland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisonburg had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cortland
 Cortland, NYHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,377$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$22,379  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,434$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6414573
 Students per Counselor367  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Cortland    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

i was born here and this city is like a real life pvp-enabled zone. god isnt watching  More

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Over 11 years ago

Cortland is a small town geographically right in the center of New York. The population is around 20K and has been the same for decades. Cortland is a typical small  More

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Over 19 years ago

I was born here (but grew up in Syracuse thank god) and moved back when I was a teen. Year after year the city goes downhill. It has went from a city with a trolley car  More

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Reviews for Harrisonburg    10 Reviews

Over 14 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 17 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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