2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oakton, VA vs Aurora, CO

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Highlights
- Aurora spends 13.3% less per student than Oakton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.8% higher in Aurora than in Oakton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aurora had 9.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakton
 Oakton, VAAurora, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,228$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,402$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock17764573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Oakton    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Oakton is a good place to live, though house prices are high.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Great place to live as Fairfax county allows archery hunting on any size acreage. Plenty of whitetail deer roaming about eating your shrubs make tasty treats. Whitetail  More

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Over 17 years ago

The schools are top notch, and there is so much to do in DC, only 20 miles  More

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Reviews for Aurora    40 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Used to be affordable. I lived in aurora for 5 years and it was a great because I could drive to all the cool places in Denver and elsewhere. I was priced out  More

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It is ok. Not great. It used to be worth the cost (4/5 stars). The schools are mediocre, the people are hit or miss. People born here are friendly but  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 10 years, and I gotta say, it's easily one of the most overpriced cities I've ever lived in. The cost of living makes it not worth it to live here,  More

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