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Clifton, VA vs Radford, VA

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- Radford spends 30.4% less per student than Clifton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% lower in Radford than in Clifton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Radford had 7.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Clifton
 Clifton, VARadford, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,223$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,928$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9004573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
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Reviews for Clifton    1 Reviews
Tom · Clifton, VA
Happy Thoughts
Over 18 years ago

Clifton is a quaint 100+ year old one mile square town surrounded by a giant zip code of modern huge homes. Mostly professionals live here and work somewhere else.   More

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PlanB161 · Radford, VA
Nice place to get a start or retire
Over 18 years ago

Pretty nice place to live. There's not a lot of income here, or jobs, so commuting to Blacksburg to make some money might be your best option. Lots of beautiful city  More

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