2025 Compare Cities Education:
Harrisonburg, VA vs Elkhart, IN

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Highlights
- Elkhart spends 5.5% less per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% higher in Elkhart than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elkhart had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg
 Harrisonburg, VAElkhart, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,581$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,252$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5754573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Elkhart    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I grew up in Elkhart and it's not the greatest city. My car had been broken into numerous times while living in northern Indiana (South Bend as well). I attribute to  More

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Over 13 years ago

I moved away from Elkhart and returned 20 years later. During my time away I lived in many locations around the west coast - but mostly in Arizona. The last couple of  More

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Over 13 years ago

I left Elkhart 20 years ago, lived mainly in Arizona and returned recently. I have been pleasantly surprised at the wonderful people I've met here. I've made more  More

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