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Leesburg, VA vs Leland, NC

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Highlights
- Leland spends 27.8% less per student than Leesburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.7% higher in Leland than in Leesburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Leland had 4.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Leesburg
 Leesburg, VALeland, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,898$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,780  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,165$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8104573
 Students per Counselor250  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 11 years ago

Cost of living and the property taxes will kill  More

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Reviews for Leland    4 Reviews

J · Apex, NC
Over 4 years ago

Possibly a 5 Star Place to live. No concerns about crime in Leland. The only reason I would not give 5 stars would be: town is still developing--so not everything is  More

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Over 12 years ago

Having grown older, I find myself increasingly intolerant of cold weather, but the type of winter weather here mimics that of my home state, Texas, and I hated it  More

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Over 18 years ago

We've been in Leland for almost 2 months now. We really like it here. We transplanted from Brevard County Florida, and we used to commute for everything at least 30  More

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