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Harrisonburg, VA vs Jackson, WY

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Highlights
- Jackson spends 46.0% more per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.4% lower in Jackson than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jackson had 12.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg
 Harrisonburg, VAJackson, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,985$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,370$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1724573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%1.5%
Reviews for Harrisonburg    10 Reviews

Over 14 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 17 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 Jackson    13 Reviews

I live in Jackson and I can tell you for sure it sucks. I'm currently a student in college so I don't bring in any income but my husband makes about 200,000 a year.....  More

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Over 5 years ago

What a rip-off!!! I had wanted to see Jackson, Wy for many years and found it to be very snooty. The motels were outrageously expensive. The entire city is  More

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Jackson, like so many other wealthy towns, is composed of the wealthy who made their money elsewhere and those who serve them. Those who serve are actually pretty nice  More

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