2025 Compare Cities Education:
Harrisonburg, VA vs Ocean Springs, MS

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Highlights
- Ocean Springs spends 18.7% less per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% lower in Ocean Springs than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ocean Springs had 14.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg
 Harrisonburg, VAOcean Springs, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,685$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,005$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3904573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%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 Ocean Springs    16 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Ocean springs for 25 years now. I am a Yank by birth (Michigan), but a Mississippian by choice. I was a career military person and I was pretty upset  More

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Over 4 years ago

Any one buying a house in ocean springs should hire a licensed home inspector to make sure the house meets the current code. In parktown where I live they are making  More

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Run for the hills, Home owners insurance continues to rise and then you can't sell your house. The school superintendent retires with a fat retirement package and  More

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