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Helena, AL vs Leesburg, VA

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- Leesburg spends 59.2% more per student than Helena.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.0% lower in Leesburg than in Helena. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Leesburg had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Helena
 Helena, ALLeesburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,858$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,243  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.51  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6494573
 Students per Counselor548  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Helena    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I raised my five children in Helena, Al 27 yrs ago when it was just one road and a few neighborhoods. Everytime I drive thru AL,I take the small detour thru Helena. It  More

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Over 19 years ago

I moved to Helena from Florida. Although I miss Florida, Helena is a nice little town to live in except for rush hour traffic. Life is very quiet in Helena and we have  More

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Reviews for Leesburg    17 Reviews

Leesburg has grown from a sleepy county seat to a super suburb with terrific parks & rec facilities, an outlet mall, great restaurants (many within the historic old town  More

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Leesburg and the surrounding Loudoun County have high real estate costs, but also high paying jobs/careers. We are close enough to a major metro area (DC) to enjoy all  More

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Over 11 years ago

Cost of living and the property taxes will kill  More

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