2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oakton, VA vs Manassas, VA

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Highlights
- Manassas spends 17.0% less per student than Oakton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.1% higher in Manassas than in Oakton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manassas had 10.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakton
 Oakton, VAManassas, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,582$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,050$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7164573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Manassas    19 Reviews

Hi all: Looking for some insider info. I am from Boston. My husband was transferred down to Herndon, VA, and my son is going to George Mason University, so we are  More

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Over 10 years ago

Affordable living 40 minutes outside of  More

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I live in a subdivision outside the City of Manassas (the Sudley Subdivision) a couple of miles from the Manassas Battlefield National Park. I love the history of the  More

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