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Harrisonburg, VA vs St. Marys, PA

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- St. Marys spends 11.3% more per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.5% lower in St. Marys than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- St. Marys had 11.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg
 Harrisonburg, VASt. Marys, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,005$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,186$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7714573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 St. Marys    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The population continues to decline in St. Marys. The Census Bureau came out with their latest numbers and the population continues to decline. In 2011 it was at  More

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Over 12 years ago

This place is full of nothing but old people and rednecks. They have no idea what the rest of the world is like because they are very isolated geographically and  More

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St. Marys, and the whole Elk County area are a textbook example of the term "Brain Drain." Ever since the mid to late 90's, most of the youth that went away to college  More

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