2025 Compare Cities Education:
Harrisonburg, VA vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Oakland spends 23.7% more per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.3% higher in Oakland than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakland had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg
 Harrisonburg, VAOakland, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%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 Oakland    38 Reviews

I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful. When I  More

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Over 4 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

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I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad  More

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