2025 Compare Cities Education:
Purcellville, VA vs Gainesville, VA

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Highlights
- Gainesville spends 19.7% less per student than Purcellville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% higher in Gainesville than in Purcellville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gainesville had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Purcellville
 Purcellville, VAGainesville, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,340$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,780  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,845$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor250  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
Reviews for Purcellville    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Housing in this area is expensive, especially for being located so far away (> 15 min drive) from a major shopping  More

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