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Oakton, VA vs Waltham, MA

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- Waltham spends 34.1% more per student than Oakton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% lower in Waltham than in Oakton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waltham had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakton
 Oakton, VAWaltham, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%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 Waltham    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My husband and I moved from west of Worcester to Waltham a few months ago and are really enjoying life here. We're situated in an apartment close to Moody Street and  More

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Waltham is home to two well respected colleges/universities: Bentley and Brandeis. That, however, is not all. For within half an hour or so, by commuter train or car,  More

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