2025 Compare Cities Education:
Laconia, NH vs Harrisonburg, VA

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Highlights
- Harrisonburg spends 33.4% less per student than Laconia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.4% higher in Harrisonburg than in Laconia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisonburg had 8.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Laconia
 Laconia, NHHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,377$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,244  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,434$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6414573
 Students per Counselor166  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Laconia    2 Reviews

I lived in Laconia NH for 24 years, born and raised. I left in 2016 because even pre pandemic the area was becoming weak from the drug epidemic, and, starting to re  More

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Friendly neighbors, plenty of restaurants, lakes, skiing, biking, hiking, canoeing and a dog park! The hospital is around the corner and there’s always a beautiful  More

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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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