2025 Compare Cities Education:
Falls Church, VA vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Phoenix spends 47.6% less per student than Falls Church.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.7% higher in Phoenix than in Falls Church. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Phoenix had 14.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Falls Church
 Falls Church, VAPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,262  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor277  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%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 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 Phoenix    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Over 1 years ago

Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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