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Harrisonburg, VA vs Shelbyville, TN

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- Shelbyville spends 37.3% less per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% higher in Shelbyville than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shelbyville had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg
 Harrisonburg, VAShelbyville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,013$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,997$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5894573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Shelbyville    1 Reviews
patti · Shelbyville, TN
small town living
Over 19 years ago

Our family enjoys living a small town like Shelbyville. We are close enough to larger cities like Nashville, Chattanooga, and Huntsville to enjoy the cultural amenities  More

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