2025 Compare Cities Education:
Harrisonburg, VA vs Rome, GA

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Highlights
- Rome spends 0.9% less per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in Rome than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rome had 5.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg
 Harrisonburg, VARome, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,242$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,108$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6054573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Rome    11 Reviews

Outside of the Atlanta area, ROME is one of Georgia's largest cities and is the heart of the ABC TRIANGLE (Atlanta, Birmingham and Chattanooga all easy drives from  More

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I moved to Rome Georgia with my wife almost 30 years ago from New Jersey and raised four children in this wonderful community. It is a beautiful place to  More

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Over 11 years ago

Climate is very comfortable. Some humidity, but overall, it isn't too hot or  More

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