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Sterling, VA vs Clifton, VA

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- Clifton spends 1.6% less per student than Sterling.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% lower in Clifton than in Sterling. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clifton had 26.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sterling
 Sterling, VAClifton, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,780  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor250  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock100.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock0.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
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Tom · Clifton, VA
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Over 17 years ago

Clifton is a quaint 100+ year old one mile square town surrounded by a giant zip code of modern huge homes. Mostly professionals live here and work somewhere else.   More

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