2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cleveland, OH vs Great Falls, VA

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Highlights
- Great Falls spends 12.9% less per student than Cleveland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.6% lower in Great Falls than in Cleveland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Great Falls had 18.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cleveland
 Cleveland, OHGreat Falls, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,425  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor462  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock31.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.0%1.5%
Reviews for Cleveland    95 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I live in a suburb right outside of Cleveland. I fear Cleveland gets a bad wrap in many people eyes. Although many families moved to the area for steel and auto  More

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I relocated to Cleveland 8 months ago from south of Columbus, OH. Having spent a lot of time in Columbus and central Ohio, I wanted to change. So I spontaneously decided  More

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Lived in Cleveland for 10 years. Loved it. Of course it has its issues, but there are a lot of great things about this city, and the people that live there should  More

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Reviews for Great Falls    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Close to Washington, DC (so you get the benefits of a major metropolitan area), yet maintains a semi-rural character. No multi-family housing. Excellent school system.  More

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Over 18 years ago

We actually live in a small part of Great Falls that is located in Loudoun County, but this comment actually applies to the bulk of the area in Northern Virginia.   More

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Over 19 years ago

It takes way too much money out here for anyone who is just starting or trying to get a foothold in the working world. You cannot afford to live anywhere without having  More

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