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Herndon, VA vs Newport News, VA

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- Newport News spends 24.3% less per student than Herndon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.0% higher in Newport News than in Herndon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newport News had 9.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Herndon
 Herndon, VANewport News, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,297$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,733$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4104573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
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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Reviews for Newport News    36 Reviews

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So, let's start with the positives. Newport News Park is gigantic and has archery, disc golf, canoeing, camping, playgrounds, picnic areas, a beautiful reflecting  More

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Reading a lot of other reviews here I can agree and understand a lot of the negative sentiment. NPN has some crime. Just about as much as any other place from what I've  More

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Over 9 years ago

Its not that bad here. I moved here from the actual city of Chicago and not the suburbs. Believe me I have seen my share of violence. My senior and junior year I had  More

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