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Goldsboro, NC vs Harrisonburg, VA

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Highlights
- Harrisonburg spends 46.6% more per student than Goldsboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% lower in Harrisonburg than in Goldsboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisonburg had 5.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Goldsboro
 Goldsboro, NCHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,377$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,504  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,434$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.36  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6414573
 Students per Counselor378  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Goldsboro    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We have recently moved to Goldsboro and just love it. We moved from another small NC town in the west where we lived for many years. Everyone here is so friendly! Much  More

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Over 8 years ago

It is the military that brought my husband and I to this quaint small town of Goldsboro, and we have lived here for about 4 years now. We consider Goldsboro to be a  More

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Over 8 years ago

Goldsboro is a nice homey place to live. I know a lot of people that move out of the town and come back because there is family here. There is a plenty of beaches to go  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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