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Centreville, VA vs Dumfries, VA

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- Dumfries spends 18.4% less per student than Centreville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.3% higher in Dumfries than in Centreville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dumfries had 19.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Centreville
 Centreville, VADumfries, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,340$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,845$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock76.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Centreville    8 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Taxes are complete outrageous. Services are criminals with items such as electricity that resemble a Centreville, Virginia gets a BestPlaces Cost of Living score of  More

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Over 13 years ago

Good  More

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Over 14 years ago

It's a great place to live way better then  More

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Reviews for Dumfries    14 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 17 years ago

Virginia has a mild temperate climate with a nice mix of seasons. The leaves are beautiful in the fall and the flowers are plentiful in the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Excelent suburban place to live 25 miles from Washington DC. 4 national parks within a few miles of 22025. Except for notorious traffic situation can be in downtown DC  More

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