2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hanover, MA vs Herndon, VA

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- Herndon spends 7.3% less per student than Hanover.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.3% higher in Herndon than in Hanover. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Herndon had 13.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hanover
 Hanover, MAHerndon, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,727  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Hanover    2 Reviews

Nice suburb with good size lots and mostly very nice homes. Few drawbacks....not enough street lights and not enough sidewalks on the streets! Also the lower half of  More

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Great town, great schools but couple of drawbacks. They don't have enough street lights and sidewalks on their streets. Also, the lower half of Route 53 is dumpy!!   More

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Reviews for Herndon    12 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Seasons tend to be relatively mild. The warmer seasons are extended by 3-4 weeks as compared to the New York Metropolitan Area.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Traffic has gotten out of control the last couple of  More

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Over 16 years ago

We actually live south of Herndon in Oak Hill (Zip Code 20171). The Town of Herndon is incorporated, Oak Hill is not. Herndon is a nice enough city with an historic area  More

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