2025 Compare Cities Education:
Leesburg, VA vs McDonough, GA

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Highlights
- McDonough spends 30.8% less per student than Leesburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.4% higher in McDonough than in Leesburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- McDonough had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Leesburg
 Leesburg, VAMcDonough, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,357$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,780  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,687$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4944573
 Students per Counselor250  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Mcdonough    11 Reviews

Great place to live and u Union grove schools are great. There’s plenty of things to do with a short 30 min drive to Atlanta and traffic is nothing like New York ,  More

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When I moved here a few years ago from the northeast, I was hoping to live the rest of my life in McDonough. I love the warmer climate, especially our spring and fall  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for 4 years. There is nothing to do outside of eat food, watch a movie, or go bowling. There is nothing else to do. Lots of shopping so if you wanna  More

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