2025 Compare Cities Education:
Watertown, NY vs Lorton, VA

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Highlights
- Lorton spends 18.8% less per student than Watertown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.7% higher in Lorton than in Watertown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lorton had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Watertown
 Watertown, NYLorton, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,280  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6714573
 Students per Counselor277  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Watertown    2 Reviews

I don’t live there but visit on occasion. Very quiet town. Ran into a white out blizzard while driving there that a local tells me isn’t unusual. One minute I could  More

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Over 17 years ago

As a city primarily filled and flourished with military families, Watertown is a decent place to live. Because of the population influx from military families, the town  More

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Reviews for Lorton    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Lorton is a nice commuter neighborhood about 18 miles south of Washington D.C. The community has grown significantly in the past ten years with a mix of townhomes and  More

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Over 17 years ago

One of the top-3 reasons I chose Lorton was it's proximity to the Virginia Railway Express at Lorton Station. The VRE is slow but determined, and will take you to work  More

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Over 19 years ago

I love the Northern Virginian area, however it is impossible to be a single female and retire in this  More

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