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Irving, TX vs Harrisburg, NC

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Highlights
- Harrisburg spends 16.9% less per student than Irving.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% higher in Harrisburg than in Irving. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisburg had 20.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Irving
 Irving, TXHarrisburg, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,951$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,679$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8804573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Irving    17 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

It's a decent place to live  More

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Good schools and jobs here! I highly recommend it!! Love Los Colinas in  More

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I have never been to a school where the teachers were more committed to helping students be the most successful they could be. The students here are held to high  More

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Reviews for Harrisburg    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I have lived in Harrisburg, NC since 2002. I moved here from a suburb of Detroit. I wanted to live in an area that was close to Charlotte, but still had a small town  More

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Over 14 years ago

great pricing on homes here.  More

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Over 18 years ago

You are only bored if you are boring. If you can't find anything to do this close to Charlotte...you have  More

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