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Reston, VA vs Garden Grove, CA

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- Garden Grove spends 13.1% less per student than Reston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 71.7% higher in Garden Grove than in Reston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Garden Grove had 21.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Reston
 Reston, VAGarden Grove, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock13.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Garden Grove    10 Reviews

I've lived here for over 20 years. City hasn't changed much. Being in the SoCal area, there's plenty of stuff to do around here. Like with all of SoCal, population has  More

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Over 8 years ago

So safe and boring that the police here rarely have anything better to do. At one time, I rented a room in another person's home and decided to put some aluminum foil  More

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Over 13 years ago

This is a very informative  More

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