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Harrisonburg, VA vs Plano, TX

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Highlights
- Plano spends 3.7% more per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.5% higher in Plano than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plano had 11.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg

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 Harrisonburg, VAPlano, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,377$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237$9,587$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,434$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5714.9316.23
 Students per Librarian6418004573
 Students per Counselor326405530
 Grade School Educ.8.6%3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.4%93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%16.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.4%6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%58.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.2%18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%3.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.9%2.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Harrisonburg    10 Reviews

Over 12 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 15 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 Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  More

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ZIPS IN HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA
22801 22802 22807
ZIPS IN PLANO, TEXAS
75025 75023 75074 75093 75024 75075

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