2026 Compare Cities Education:
Oakton, VA vs Harrisonburg, VA

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Highlights
- Harrisonburg spends 18.2% less per student than Oakton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.8% higher in Harrisonburg than in Oakton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisonburg had 13.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakton
 Oakton, VAHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,377$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,434$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6414573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Oakton    5 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Oakton is a good place to live, though house prices are high.  More

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Over 17 years ago

Great place to live as Fairfax county allows archery hunting on any size acreage. Plenty of whitetail deer roaming about eating your shrubs make tasty treats. Whitetail  More

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Over 18 years ago

The schools are top notch, and there is so much to do in DC, only 20 miles  More

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Reviews for Harrisonburg    10 Reviews

Over 14 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 17 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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