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Herndon, VA vs Harrisburg, PA

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Highlights
- Harrisburg spends 0.9% more per student than Herndon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.2% higher in Harrisburg than in Herndon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisburg had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Herndon

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 Herndon, VAHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,573$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085$14,386$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,083$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.5215.8416.23
 Students per Librarian67110044573
 Students per Counselor273390530
 Grade School Educ.9.6%6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%11.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.9%82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%19.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.4%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.6%22.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.5%5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Herndon    12 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Seasons tend to be relatively mild. The warmer seasons are extended by 3-4 weeks as compared to the New York Metropolitan Area.  More

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Over 15 years ago

Traffic has gotten out of control the last couple of  More

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Over 15 years ago

We actually live south of Herndon in Oak Hill (Zip Code 20171). The Town of Herndon is incorporated, Oak Hill is not. Herndon is a nice enough city with an historic area  More

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Reviews for Harrisburg    23 Reviews

I wouldn't recommend Harrisburg. I currently live here, but I'm moving to Lancaster in a month. The problem with Harrisburg is that many long-term residents often refer  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved to Harrisburg right after college and have been here for about 6 years now. This city is OK. Downtown has some nicer restaurants, but still has just as many  More

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Having lived here many years I've noticed that some people are very nice but most won't give you the time of day.Due to many years of "lifetime" politicians, the city is  More

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ZIPS IN HERNDON, VIRGINIA
20170
ZIPS IN HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
17104 17103 17102 17101 17120

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