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Harrisonburg, VA vs Santa Clara, CA

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- Santa Clara spends 28.0% more per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 48.2% higher in Santa Clara than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Clara had 13.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg
 Harrisonburg, VASanta Clara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
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Reviews for Harrisonburg    10 Reviews
Scott · Harrisonburg, VA
Close to everything
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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june30ss · Lakeland, FL
Woud like to know more about quality and cost of l
Over 13 years ago

Any infomation on quality/cost of living will be graetly appreciated.  More

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Alex · Harrisonburg, VA
Very Reasonable
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 Santa Clara    14 Reviews
Larry · 
Santa Clara CA is a wonderful place.
Over 4 years ago

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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Alan · Santa Clara, CA
A fair and balanced review of Santa Clara
Over 8 years ago

I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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William · Santa Clara, CA
Best of Santa Clara
Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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