2024 Compare Cities Education:
Herndon, VA vs Chevy Chase, MD

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Highlights
- Chevy Chase spends 12.3% more per student than Herndon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% higher in Chevy Chase than in Herndon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chevy Chase had 18.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Herndon
 Herndon, VAChevy Chase, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,573$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085$16,697$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,083$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.5213.6316.23
 Students per Librarian6714904573
 Students per Counselor273292530
 Grade School Educ.9.6%0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%0.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.9%99.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%1.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.4%1.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.6%93.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.5%23.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%32.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.2%12.3%1.5%
Reviews for Herndon    12 Reviews

Over 9 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 15 years ago

Traffic has gotten out of control the last couple of  More

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Over 15 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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Reviews for Chevy Chase    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Overall an nice place to live if you don't mind bad traffic. Though Chevy Chase is a close-in suburb, traffic can make traveling short distances by car very taxing.   More

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Over 16 years ago

Chevy Chase is great because it offers neighborhoods and parks and is only about 5 miles from the center of DC. While it looks like a quiet place, the pace of life is  More

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Over 17 years ago

CC MD -- great schools, neighborhoods, highly community active -- the state and county does a great job on services. But the identity is to Wash, DC. This is a place  More

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