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Washington, DC vs Herndon, VA

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- Herndon spends 42.0% less per student than Washington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.1% higher in Herndon than in Washington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Herndon had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Washington
 Washington, DCHerndon, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$23,069  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.65  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor445  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Reviews for Herndon    12 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Seasons tend to be relatively mild. The warmer seasons are extended by 3-4 weeks as compared to the New York Metropolitan Area.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Traffic has gotten out of control the last couple of  More

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Over 16 years ago

We actually live south of Herndon in Oak Hill (Zip Code 20171). The Town of Herndon is incorporated, Oak Hill is not. Herndon is a nice enough city with an historic area  More

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