2025 Compare Cities Education:
Harrisonburg, VA vs Provo, UT

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Highlights
- Provo spends 31.6% less per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 67.7% higher in Provo than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Provo had 11.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg
 Harrisonburg, VAProvo, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,835$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,859$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32934573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Provo    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was born in Provo and have lived in a few cities nearby my entire life. While I was raised in a semi-Mormon family, I am no longer LDS. I haven’t been for about 20  More

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Over 7 years ago

I live in Mississippi and im 15. Im looking for somewhere to relocate when I graduate college. Even though im 15 and I have a long way ahead before I even graduate  More

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Great Quality of life. People are  More

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