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Harrisonburg, VA vs Punta Gorda, FL

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Highlights
- Punta Gorda spends 17.4% less per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.6% higher in Punta Gorda than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Punta Gorda had 15.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg
 Harrisonburg, VAPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,876$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,082$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6834573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 8 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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