2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hampstead, MD vs Reston, VA

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Highlights
- Reston spends 13.5% more per student than Hampstead.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.7% lower in Reston than in Hampstead. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Reston had 0.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hampstead
 Hampstead, MDReston, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,465  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor321  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock27.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.2%1.5%
Reviews for Hampstead    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Hampstead has great schools as is true for all Carroll County  More

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I'm coming up from Raleigh NC, and I'm looking to move to either Manchester MD or Hampstead MD because of my job. Which is more affordable and which has better and safer  More

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Reviews for Reston    21 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Reston for three years and it is absolute paradise. The fact that it was a planned city from decades ago is still apparent to this day. With plenty of  More

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Over 10 years ago

Summers are hot and  More

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There is a vast network of bike and walking trails thoughout the city and neighborhoods. 40% of the city is slated to remain green so there are many trees, parks and  More

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