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Orange, VA vs Harrisonburg, VA

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- Harrisonburg spends 21.0% more per student than Orange.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% lower in Harrisonburg than in Orange. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisonburg had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Orange
 Orange, VAHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,377$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,932  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,434$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6414573
 Students per Counselor419  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
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Reviews for Orange    1 Reviews
CPN · Locust Grove, VA
Locust Grove, Lake of the Woods
Over 14 years ago

While Lake of the Woods is a lovely place to live, the actual Quality of Life isn't much. There's no public transportation. Shopping is minimual at best and if you have  More

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Reviews for Harrisonburg    10 Reviews
Scott · Harrisonburg, VA
Close to everything
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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june30ss · Lakeland, FL
Woud like to know more about quality and cost of l
Over 13 years ago

Any infomation on quality/cost of living will be graetly appreciated.  More

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Alex · Harrisonburg, VA
Very Reasonable
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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