2026 Compare Cities Education:
Harrisonburg, VA vs Sacramento, CA

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 6.0% more per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 56.1% higher in Sacramento than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg
 Harrisonburg, VASacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Harrisonburg    10 Reviews

Over 14 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 17 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 Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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