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Oakton, VA vs Highland, UT

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Highlights
- Highland spends 44.0% less per student than Oakton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 80.7% higher in Highland than in Oakton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Highland had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakton
 Oakton, VAHighland, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,835$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,859$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock32934573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Highland    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

We live in a quiet community with great views of the mountains to the east and north. We love it  More

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Over 18 years ago

Highland has large amounts of recreation. It sits between 3 large universities and has the benefits of being drawn away from the college atmosphere, but still close  More

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