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Harrisonburg, VA vs Athens-Clarke County, GA

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- Athens-Clarke County spends 4.8% more per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 50.6% higher in Athens-Clarke County than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Athens-Clarke County had 7.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg
 Harrisonburg, VAAthens-Clarke County, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,066$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,136$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.1%1.5%
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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Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  More

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