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Dallas, TX vs Harrisonburg, VA

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Highlights
- Harrisonburg spends 9.1% more per student than Dallas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% lower in Harrisonburg than in Dallas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisonburg had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dallas
 Dallas, TXHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,377$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,434$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6414573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  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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