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Harrisburg, IL vs Gretna, LA

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Highlights
- Gretna spends 15.1% less per student than Harrisburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 68.5% higher in Gretna than in Harrisburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gretna had 9.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisburg
 Harrisburg, ILGretna, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,663$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,932  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,533$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5084573
 Students per Counselor471  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Harrisburg    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

The cost of living is very reasonable for the  More

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Reviews for Gretna    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Gretna has a wonderful family oriented culture, but not much in the way of  More

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Over 17 years ago

gretna is a beautiful, humbel place to live .i love it. it's quiet and  More

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