2026 Compare Cities Education:
Lorton, VA vs Riverview, FL

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Highlights
- Riverview spends 36.8% less per student than Lorton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.5% higher in Riverview than in Lorton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Riverview had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lorton
 Lorton, VARiverview, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Lorton    4 Reviews

Over 16 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 18 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 20 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 Riverview    5 Reviews

One of the few areas in the Tampa Bay region that there is abundant land, not for long, this place is seeing urban sprawl in the last 3 years like no other in America.  More

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Over 15 years ago

We've lived in Riverview for 4 years now, and our neighborhood is about half empty, and has been as long as we've been here. Almost all the houses are rentals, which is  More

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Originally from Upstate NY, we moved to Riverview which I enjoyed being in newer developments. Convenient to everything, Siesta Key, Disney, Clearwater, Macdill AF.  More

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