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Del Mar, CA vs McLean, VA

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Highlights
- McLean spends 7.4% more per student than Del Mar.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.3% lower in McLean than in Del Mar. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McLean had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Del Mar
 Del Mar, CAMcLean, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor513  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.83.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock31.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree11.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.8%1.5%
Reviews for Del Mar    2 Reviews

I'm born, and raised in the Chicago area, and had most of my career while living in the Washington, DC area. San Diego does take some getting used to. Where you live  More

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Over 15 years ago

Greatest weather in the  More

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Reviews for Mclean    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

McLean has superb QOL - inside the Beltway, rural feeling, easy commute to DC via nat'l parkway, influential  More

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Over 17 years ago

There are definitely four seasons here; but, the winters tend to be short and the summers  More

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Over 18 years ago

Very expensive housing here. We could never afford to buy  More

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