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Canton, GA vs Oakton, VA

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Highlights
- Oakton spends 48.0% more per student than Canton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% lower in Oakton than in Canton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oakton had 13.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Canton
 Canton, GAOakton, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,895  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock27.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.0%1.5%
Reviews for Canton    9 Reviews

My husband and I moved here a year ago after having lived in South Florida for the better part of our lives. We are retired and love it up here. Property taxes and  More

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I lived there for almost 2 years and I loved it. Most of the places to shop for groceries and clothing are about a 10 minute walk. When I lived there the apartment I  More

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Over 12 years ago

Overall, this appears to be a nice affordable town with relatively low  More

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Reviews for Oakton    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

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

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Over 16 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 17 years ago

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

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