2025 Compare Cities Education:
Harrisonburg, VA vs Hammond, LA

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Highlights
- Hammond spends 27.3% less per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.1% higher in Hammond than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hammond had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg
 Harrisonburg, VAHammond, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,455$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,972$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock20304573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Hammond    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

It is a nice  More

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Over 14 years ago

I think that the climate is the wort thing about hammond.We do not have feal seasons. In December it can be 40 degrees one day and the next its 90. The heat and humidity  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hammond used to be a small,quiet town but with the growth of the local college it is increasing in size and everything that goes with  More

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