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Spokane, WA vs Ashburn, VA

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Highlights
- Ashburn spends 1.1% more per student than Spokane.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.2% lower in Ashburn than in Spokane. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ashburn had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Spokane
 Spokane, WAAshburn, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,858$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,157  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.54  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6494573
 Students per Counselor368  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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Reviews for Ashburn    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

We’ve lived here for 10 months and it’s not awesome. The housing costs are insane and the yards are postage stamps with apartments and townhomes lining every road and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ashburn is part of the growing population of Northern Virginia. A planned community, largely built in the 1990's, Ashburn was one of the first developments in eastern  More

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Over 10 years ago

Weather is great, has all four seasons, minor snow fall and mild  More

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