2025 Compare Cities Education:
Harrisburg, NC vs Marietta, GA

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Highlights
- Marietta spends 26.7% more per student than Harrisburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% lower in Marietta than in Harrisburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marietta had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisburg
 Harrisburg, NCMarietta, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,877$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,296  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,686$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5374573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Harrisburg    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I have lived in Harrisburg, NC since 2002. I moved here from a suburb of Detroit. I wanted to live in an area that was close to Charlotte, but still had a small town  More

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Over 13 years ago

great pricing on homes here.  More

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Over 17 years ago

You are only bored if you are boring. If you can't find anything to do this close to Charlotte...you have  More

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Reviews for Marietta    28 Reviews

There is nothing that stands out about Marietta. Except for the fact that there are plenty of churches. You will have to own a car to get around, as most of the suburb  More

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I lived in both Marietta and Kennesaw Georgia in the 90's. It is a traditional sold Southern city with lots of good qualities. The town square is very quaint and there  More

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Over 10 years ago

Marietta is a great place to  More

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