2025 Compare Cities Education:
Indianapolis, IN vs Ashburn, VA

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Highlights
- Ashburn spends 23.1% more per student than Indianapolis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.6% lower in Ashburn than in Indianapolis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ashburn had 10.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Indianapolis
 Indianapolis, INAshburn, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,858$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,754  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6494573
 Students per Counselor613  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Indianapolis    154 Reviews

I lived in Indianapolis for over 23 years, and I really miss the laidback: easy lifestyle there. The prices of most items are lower than elsewhere in the US, including  More

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No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 4 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Reviews for Ashburn    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

We’ve lived here for 10 months and it’s not awesome. The housing costs are insane and the yards are postage stamps with apartments and townhomes lining every road and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ashburn is part of the growing population of Northern Virginia. A planned community, largely built in the 1990's, Ashburn was one of the first developments in eastern  More

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Over 10 years ago

Weather is great, has all four seasons, minor snow fall and mild  More

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