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Leesburg, VA vs Shelton, CT

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Highlights
- Shelton spends 28.7% more per student than Leesburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% lower in Shelton than in Leesburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shelton had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Leesburg

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 Leesburg, VAShelton, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,858$22,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,780$20,833$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,210$12,792$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.712.7716.23
 Students per Librarian6495064573
 Students per Counselor250356530
 Grade School Educ.3.7%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%3.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.5%94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%18.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.0%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.7%41.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.7%15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%1.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Leesburg    17 Reviews

Leesburg has grown from a sleepy county seat to a super suburb with terrific parks & rec facilities, an outlet mall, great restaurants (many within the historic old town  More

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Leesburg and the surrounding Loudoun County have high real estate costs, but also high paying jobs/careers. We are close enough to a major metro area (DC) to enjoy all  More

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Over 9 years ago

Cost of living and the property taxes will kill  More

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Reviews for Shelton    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Shelton ct for 14 years and the taxes are low and is not  More

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I love Shelton it's the best place to live. Good schools, low crime, low taxes for CT, great volunteer firefighters and EMT's.  More

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Over 12 years ago

I see a lot of people complain about Shelton.OK,it's their right.Is it perfect? Of course not.But I've seen a lot of people leave and come back in a year or two.What is  More

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ZIPS IN LEESBURG, VIRGINIA
20176 20175
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