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Ashburn, VA vs Galveston, TX

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Highlights
- Galveston spends 25.5% less per student than Ashburn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% higher in Galveston than in Ashburn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Galveston had 10.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ashburn
 Ashburn, VAGalveston, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,297$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,780  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,956$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11064573
 Students per Counselor250  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Ashburn    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

We’ve lived here for 10 months and it’s not awesome. The housing costs are insane and the yards are postage stamps with apartments and townhomes lining every road and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ashburn is part of the growing population of Northern Virginia. A planned community, largely built in the 1990's, Ashburn was one of the first developments in eastern  More

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Over 10 years ago

Weather is great, has all four seasons, minor snow fall and mild  More

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Reviews for Galveston    11 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Your intro page for Galveston, Texas shows the location as: Location: Southeast Texas, 50 miles inland from the Gulf Coast I'd like to let you know that Galveston (not  More

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Galveston is one of the friendliest, relaxing invigorating places my family and I have visited. My children love this island, and we are considering moving here.  More

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I was born on the island in 1948 and graduated from Ball High in 1966. Growing up on the island was a lot of fun and the island was clean and safe. I have seen the  More

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