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Harrisonburg, VA vs Grand Forks, ND

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- Grand Forks spends 14.3% more per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.5% lower in Grand Forks than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Forks had 14.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg
 Harrisonburg, VAGrand Forks, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,635$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2574573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%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 Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 8 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 12 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  More

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