2025 Compare Cities Education:
Falls Church, VA vs Garden Grove, CA

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Highlights
- Garden Grove spends 24.2% less per student than Falls Church.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.2% higher in Garden Grove than in Falls Church. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Garden Grove had 22.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Falls Church
 Falls Church, VAGarden Grove, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,262  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor277  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Falls Church    10 Reviews

I grew up in Falls Church and lived there most of my 50 something years. It has gone from a mostly working class town to a upper-income crowded city. He powers that be  More

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Over 14 years ago

The (small) size and high quality of the Falls Church City public school system makes it ideal for families who juggle overseas assignments with stateside living in the  More

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I've lived in 3 different states and 30 different locations, and this by FAR the WORST air I've ever had to deal with!!! It's such a beautiful town, but don't be  More

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Reviews for Garden Grove    10 Reviews

I've lived here for over 20 years. City hasn't changed much. Being in the SoCal area, there's plenty of stuff to do around here. Like with all of SoCal, population has  More

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Over 8 years ago

So safe and boring that the police here rarely have anything better to do. At one time, I rented a room in another person's home and decided to put some aluminum foil  More

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Over 13 years ago

This is a very informative  More

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