2025 Compare Cities Education:
Los Altos, CA vs Great Falls, VA

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Highlights
- Great Falls spends 4.5% less per student than Los Altos.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.4% lower in Great Falls than in Los Altos. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Great Falls had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Los Altos
 Los Altos, CAGreat Falls, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor646  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.85.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock31.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.0%1.5%
Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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Reviews for Great Falls    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Close to Washington, DC (so you get the benefits of a major metropolitan area), yet maintains a semi-rural character. No multi-family housing. Excellent school system.  More

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Over 18 years ago

We actually live in a small part of Great Falls that is located in Loudoun County, but this comment actually applies to the bulk of the area in Northern Virginia.   More

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Over 19 years ago

It takes way too much money out here for anyone who is just starting or trying to get a foothold in the working world. You cannot afford to live anywhere without having  More

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