2025 Compare Cities Education:
Harrisonburg, VA vs San Diego, CA

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Highlights
- San Diego spends 13.8% more per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 55.5% higher in San Diego than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Diego had 7.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg
 Harrisonburg, VASan Diego, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%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 San Diego    319 Reviews

I have lived in San Diego for more than half my life (I am 30) and love it. It has something for everyone and more from arts, to sporting events, and all cuisine is  More

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The only real knock again San Diego is the cost of living, but it is paradise compared to most cities of similar size. Those who complain about the traffic here or say  More

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I have lived in San Diego since 1968 and I am now almost 62 years old. I love San Diego, I really do. But it has become so crowded and so expensive over the years. It  More

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