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Great Falls, VA vs Sunnyvale, CA

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Highlights
- Sunnyvale spends 4.7% more per student than Great Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 59.7% higher in Sunnyvale than in Great Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sunnyvale had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Great Falls
 Great Falls, VASunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.83.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock28.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.5%1.5%
Reviews for Great Falls    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Close to Washington, DC (so you get the benefits of a major metropolitan area), yet maintains a semi-rural character. No multi-family housing. Excellent school system.  More

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Over 18 years ago

We actually live in a small part of Great Falls that is located in Loudoun County, but this comment actually applies to the bulk of the area in Northern Virginia.   More

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Over 19 years ago

It takes way too much money out here for anyone who is just starting or trying to get a foothold in the working world. You cannot afford to live anywhere without having  More

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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