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Lorton, VA vs Huntsville, AL

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Highlights
- Huntsville spends 36.4% less per student than Lorton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.5% higher in Huntsville than in Lorton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Huntsville had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lorton

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 Lorton, VAHuntsville, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,573$11,176$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085$9,752$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$10,083$5,898$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.5218.7316.23
 Students per Librarian6715644573
 Students per Counselor273470530
 Grade School Educ.4.3%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%6.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.4%91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.4%20.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.0%44.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.20.3%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%2.5%1.5%

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Reviews for Lorton    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Lorton is a nice commuter neighborhood about 18 miles south of Washington D.C. The community has grown significantly in the past ten years with a mix of townhomes and  More

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Over 16 years ago

One of the top-3 reasons I chose Lorton was it's proximity to the Virginia Railway Express at Lorton Station. The VRE is slow but determined, and will take you to work  More

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Over 18 years ago

I love the Northern Virginian area, however it is impossible to be a single female and retire in this  More

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Reviews for Huntsville    53 Reviews

Low cost of living, and all the amenities you need within a short distance. However, the city really hasn't gone through gentrification. There isn't a "nice" part of  More

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Over 3 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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Over 3 years ago

Everyone is always like “Huntsville is so up and coming”, which it is, but it’s forcing people out of their homes. They’ve created more jobs and places to live but not  More

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ZIPS IN LORTON, VIRGINIA
22079
ZIPS IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
35810, 35811, 35803, 35801, 35802, 35805, 35806, 35763, 35757, 35816, 13 total

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