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Harrisonburg, VA vs Ellwood City, PA

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Highlights
- Ellwood City spends 22.1% more per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.1% lower in Ellwood City than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ellwood City had 9.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg
 Harrisonburg, VAEllwood City, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,561$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,929$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6314573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Ellwood City    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived here 20 years now bought a home here taxes are reasonable and the community is friendly! I don't want to be anywhere but here.  More

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Over 15 years ago

Ellwood City, PA is a nice smaller city in western PA. The ZIP code for Ellwood's population (16117) is around 16,000 in 2010. This community use to be a steel  More

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