2026 Compare Cities Education:
Falls Church, VA vs Gilroy, CA

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Highlights
- Gilroy spends 8.7% less per student than Falls Church.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.9% higher in Gilroy than in Falls Church. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gilroy had 13.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Falls Church
 Falls Church, VAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,262  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor277  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 15 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 Gilroy    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I am in the process and figuring out where to move and I have been doing cost comparison, amoung other things, on different places. When will you be updating the tax  More

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Trust me, I love the ecosystem in Gilroy but the truth is that city as a whole does not care about its youth(nor the silicon vally in general but gilroy takes the  More

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Over 20 years ago

Since moving to Gilory six years ago, I've really fallen in love with the small town atmoshpere. I communte 30 minutes to San Jose along with my kids every day. That  More

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