2026 Compare Cities Education:
South Riding, VA vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 10.8% more per student than South Riding.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% higher in Austin than in South Riding. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to South Riding
 South Riding, VAAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,780  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8054573
 Students per Counselor250  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.68.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for South Riding    2 Reviews

I’ve lived here for ten years and have seen this place go from a lovely new development to a crime riddled suburb of the DC metro. COVID transitional persons leaving the  More

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Phillip · 

Crime has risen dramatically as the lower social classes move in. The area is no longer friendly or neighborly. It's crowded, noisy, and dirty. Families often rent  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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