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Media, PA vs Falls Church, VA

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Highlights
- Falls Church spends 9.7% less per student than Media.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% higher in Falls Church than in Media. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Falls Church had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Media
 Media, PAFalls Church, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,159$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,270  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,881$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8314573
 Students per Counselor323  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock34.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
Reviews for Media    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Media, Pa has easy access to major highways and the rail system, which makes it easy to get to downtown Philadelphia. Rail takes about the same amount of time but there  More

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Reviews for Falls Church    10 Reviews

I grew up in Falls Church and lived there most of my 50 something years. It has gone from a mostly working class town to a upper-income crowded city. He powers that be  More

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Over 14 years ago

The (small) size and high quality of the Falls Church City public school system makes it ideal for families who juggle overseas assignments with stateside living in the  More

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I've lived in 3 different states and 30 different locations, and this by FAR the WORST air I've ever had to deal with!!! It's such a beautiful town, but don't be  More

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