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Leesburg, VA vs Chevy Chase, MD

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- Chevy Chase spends 10.5% more per student than Leesburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.5% lower in Chevy Chase than in Leesburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chevy Chase had 7.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Leesburg
 Leesburg, VAChevy Chase, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,780  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor250  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock1.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock12.3%1.5%
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 10 years ago

Cost of living and the property taxes will kill  More

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Reviews for Chevy Chase    3 Reviews

Over 17 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 17 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 18 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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