2025 Compare Cities Education:
Augusta, GA vs Reston, VA

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- Reston spends 40.7% more per student than Augusta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% lower in Reston than in Augusta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Reston had 10.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Augusta
 Augusta, GAReston, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,959  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor335  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock27.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.2%1.5%
Reviews for Augusta    35 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for 9 years and this is not a good place to live. I've been to 46 states and 4 countries. While people tout the nature, the water is for the most  More

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Over 4 years ago

Richmond County is a cesspool with a greedy racist mayor. The demographics have certainly changed over the years and is now a liberal Democrat hell hole. The Augusta  More

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Over 5 years ago

Augusta is a wonderful place to live. To be honest, people who have negative things to say have NOT made the effort to explore all the beauty. We have a gorgeous lake  More

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Reviews for Reston    21 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Reston for three years and it is absolute paradise. The fact that it was a planned city from decades ago is still apparent to this day. With plenty of  More

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Over 10 years ago

Summers are hot and  More

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There is a vast network of bike and walking trails thoughout the city and neighborhoods. 40% of the city is slated to remain green so there are many trees, parks and  More

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