2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oakton, VA vs South Riding, VA

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- South Riding spends 1.6% more per student than Oakton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% higher in South Riding than in Oakton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Riding had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakton
 Oakton, VASouth Riding, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,858$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6494573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 South Riding    2 Reviews

I’ve lived here for ten years and have seen this place go from a lovely new development to a crime riddled suburb of the DC metro. COVID transitional persons leaving the  More

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Phillip · 

Crime has risen dramatically as the lower social classes move in. The area is no longer friendly or neighborly. It's crowded, noisy, and dirty. Families often rent  More

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