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Harrisonburg, VA vs Joplin, MO

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Highlights
- Joplin spends 29.0% less per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.6% lower in Joplin than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Joplin had 7.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg
 Harrisonburg, VAJoplin, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,205$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,094$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4754573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 10 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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