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Greenville, NC vs Harrisonburg, VA

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Highlights
- Harrisonburg spends 40.3% more per student than Greenville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.1% lower in Harrisonburg than in Greenville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisonburg had 10.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenville
 Greenville, NCHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,377$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,749  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,434$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6414573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Greenville    27 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Greenville is congested, dirty, drug and bug infested. Poverty levels rising because the elite in the city pool their resources to keep the housing prices extremely high  More

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Love this place, it's changed so much over the past 5 to 10 years and is growing in such a great direction. I can't wait to see how it grows in the years to come. Cost  More

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Over 9 years ago

absolutely avoid this place. I was (also) tricked to work at ECU unless someone thinks I am dumb enough to willfully drive 953 miles away from a vested position for a  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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