2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oakton, VA vs West Springfield, VA

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Highlights
- West Springfield spends 0.0% less per student than Oakton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in West Springfield than in Oakton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Springfield had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakton
 Oakton, VAWest Springfield, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%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 West Springfield    2 Reviews

I've lived in NoVA since 1998 and in West Springfield since 2001 and really love it here. It IS very expensive, no denying that, but the jobs are plentiful and salaries  More

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Over 19 years ago

West Springfield, Virginia is a suburb of Washington DC. It is 14 miles from Washington DC. Most of the jobs here are high paying white color jobs. Accordingly, the  More

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