2025 Compare Cities Education:
Irving, TX vs Herndon, VA

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Highlights
- Herndon spends 33.4% more per student than Irving.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% lower in Herndon than in Irving. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Herndon had 5.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Irving
 Irving, TXHerndon, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Irving    17 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

It's a decent place to live  More

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Good schools and jobs here! I highly recommend it!! Love Los Colinas in  More

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I have never been to a school where the teachers were more committed to helping students be the most successful they could be. The students here are held to high  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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