2025 Compare Cities Education:
Norfolk, VA vs Irvine, CA

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Highlights
- Irvine spends 18.4% more per student than Norfolk.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 72.1% higher in Irvine than in Norfolk. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Irvine had 8.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Norfolk
 Norfolk, VAIrvine, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,354  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor316  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.6%1.5%
Reviews for Norfolk    41 Reviews

I've lived in Norfolk for most of my life, and I love it here. I love the maker scene, and the new breweries. The arts scene, especially the theater side is always  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have lived in Norfolk VA for 11 months and,I cant wait to leave.It is full of crime ,homeless and undeveloped city.Public transportation is terrible and its wet and  More

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Over 7 years ago

I was born in Norfolk, and lived in Norfolk and Virginia Beach until my early 20s. Here are 10 things that are 100% true about Norfolk you may have heard before: 1) It's  More

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Reviews for Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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