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Marietta, OH vs Harrisonburg, VA

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Highlights
- Harrisonburg spends 6.7% less per student than Marietta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.8% lower in Harrisonburg than in Marietta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisonburg had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Marietta
 Marietta, OHHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,377$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,836  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,434$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6414573
 Students per Counselor525  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Marietta    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Can safely go to grocery store in the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Long, gray, dreary  More

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Over 19 years ago

A nice quiet college community that is relatively crime free.Population is around 15,000. Reasonable proximity to Pittsburgh (1.5 hrs),Columbus (2hrs) and Cleveland  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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