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Harrisonburg, VA vs Elizabethtown, PA

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Highlights
- Elizabethtown spends 33.7% more per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.5% lower in Elizabethtown than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elizabethtown had 10.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg
 Harrisonburg, VAElizabethtown, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,226$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,603$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4574573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Elizabethtown    4 Reviews

If you are a dog owner there is no place with in the town to enjoy time with your pet. Southeastern PA's westernmost town offers train service, in fact good, Amtrak  More

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Being a 40+ year resident of Elizabethtown, I can think of many reasons I love living here...not least of which is the people. It's a wonderful place to raise a  More

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Central Pennsylvania is a great place to live because of the small towns and communities that also give you access to major metropolitan areas such as Philly, NYC,  More

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