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Reston, VA vs Anderson, SC

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- Anderson spends 22.6% less per student than Reston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% higher in Anderson than in Reston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anderson had 10.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Reston
 Reston, VAAnderson, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,600$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,778$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5764573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Reston    21 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Reston for three years and it is absolute paradise. The fact that it was a planned city from decades ago is still apparent to this day. With plenty of  More

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Over 10 years ago

Summers are hot and  More

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There is a vast network of bike and walking trails thoughout the city and neighborhoods. 40% of the city is slated to remain green so there are many trees, parks and  More

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Reviews for Anderson    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Anderson is a wonderful place to live! We’ve moved around quite abit. We had searched many places and one day by accident I came across Anderson on the internet. We  More

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Anderson has much to offer! Two well know established colleges, Lake Hartwell, Lake Secession, parks galore, plenty of shopping, two Wal-Marts, plenty of grocery stores,  More

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Over 16 years ago

To be quite honest I came to Anderson with City Snobbery... "these hicks and their camping stores every 5 feet, damn john deer, redneck fools" etc. I was miserable  More

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