2024 Compare Cities Education:
Harrisonburg, VA vs Fairfax Station, VA

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Highlights
- Fairfax Station spends 22.2% more per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% lower in Fairfax Station than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fairfax Station had 18.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg
 Harrisonburg, VAFairfax Station, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,377$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237$16,085$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,434$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5713.5216.23
 Students per Librarian6416714573
 Students per Counselor326273530
 Grade School Educ.8.6%0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%0.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.4%98.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%11.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%73.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.2%27.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%5.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%6.3%1.5%
Reviews for Harrisonburg    10 Reviews

Over 12 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 15 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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